47y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolus
A 47-year-old nurse suffered a workplace fall resulting in a left ankle fracture requiring below-knee immobilisation. She was managed conservatively with a temporary cast for one week, then a permanent plaster cast appl…
44y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism complicating a fractured left ankle (not operated), su…
…aining a Weber B ankle fracture from a fall. She was managed conservatively with a CAM boot then below-knee cast, with progressive immobilisation leading to bedbound status. No VTE risk assessment was documented at initi…
58y · Female·Haemorrhagic shock complicating pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep…
…r-old woman with obesity (BMI 38) sustained a metatarsal fracture and was treated with a below-knee plaster cast by her GP. Despite appropriate initial assessment and consultation with a haematologist regarding VTE proph…
67y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis in the setting of con…
…se highlights an evidence gap regarding thromboprophylaxis for outpatients with obesity requiring limb immobilisation. Current NHMRC guidelines recommend low molecular weight heparin for hospitalised patients with cast i…
63y · Male·massive pulmonary embolism due to immobilised left leg from torn Achilles tendon
…charged with aspirin and a back slab. At orthopaedic review, he refused both surgical repair and above-knee cast, accepting only a moon boot. Two days after clinic review, he developed chest pain, back pain, and arm pain…
60y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in a man with deep vein thrombosis following a fractur…
… The coroner found medical care reasonable but noted that patients with lower limb fractures requiring immobilisation were not provided written information about DVT/PE signs and symptoms. This represents a gap in patien…
60y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in a woman recovering from a fractured right ankle
Maria Kerr, a 60-year-old woman with obesity and thalassemia minor, died from pulmonary thromboembolism 33 days after sustaining a fractured ankle. An administrative error resulted in her urgent orthopaedic follow-up app…
31y · Female·Septicaemia following Acute Osteomyelitis following Fractures of the Left Leg
…n Hospital on 22 April 2005 with a tibial and fibular fracture, was treated appropriately with plaster immobilisation, and discharged with a management plan and fracture clinic follow-up appointment. However, she failed …
26y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis (left leg) due to fracture…
A 26-year-old woman with a tibia fracture died from pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis. Despite multiple risk factors (obesity, oral contraceptive use, vaping, leg immobilization, prolonged immobility), no fo…
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