11 results for “cataract surgery”
61y · Female·Diffuse alveolar damage in a woman with restrictive lung disease following catar…
… 61-year-old woman with severe restrictive lung disease, obesity, cardiac failure, and diabetes underwent cataract surgery at a private day surgery centre on 13 August 2018. She was unable to lie flat and became hypoxic …
68y · Female·Anaphylaxis in a woman with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and emphysema
A 68-year-old woman with severe COPD and undiagnosed atherosclerotic heart disease underwent cataract surgery at Northam Hospital. Post-operatively, she was prescribed Diamox (acetazolamide), a sulphonamide …
64y · Male·end-stage interstitial lung disease
Robert Edwin Collins, aged 64, died in Yatala Labour Prison from end-stage interstitial lung disease. He had advanced pulmonary fibrosis, recurrent pneumonia, obesity, and poor mobility. Following hospitalisation at Roya…
84y · Male·advanced atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease
John Harold Tunks, an 84-year-old man, died of advanced atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease with contributing emphysema from lifelong smoking. He lived alone despite documented cognitive impairment and functional d…
68y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to gram-negative sepsis on a background of recent myocar…
…trates the challenging outcomes in elderly prisoners with advanced comorbidities undergoing major cardiac surgery.
84y · Male·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…nter Hospital where imaging confirmed a ruptured AAA. Despite resuscitation and preparation for emergency surgery, he deteriorated rapidly and died at 19:32. The coroner found the emergency response was appropriate and …
82y · Male·Complications of atherosclerotic heart disease with atrial fibrillation in a man…
Mr Reeve was an 82-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia, a history of coronary artery bypass surgery, atrial fibrillation, and alcohol dependence who lived independently until June 2012, when he was admitte…
Unknown·Multiple blunt injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
…ond to the clearly visible, stationary truck despite good visibility, weather and road conditions. Recent cataract surgery and night driving were investigated but discounted as significant contributors. The coroner noted…
2y · Male·multiorgan failure in a boy with clinically suspected sepsis and Cockayne syndro…
A 2-year-old boy with Cockayne syndrome (a rare life-limiting genetic condition) died from multiorgan failure due to clinically suspected sepsis following hospitalisation for acute illness with vomiting, lethargy and poo…
81y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Robert Charles Bropho, an 81-year-old Aboriginal man imprisoned since 2008 with severe medical comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, chronic renal failure, and severe ischaemic heart disease, …
0y · Male·Trisomy 21 with complex cardiac anomalies complicated by pulmonary hypertension,…
Baby G, born with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) and complex cardiac anomalies, died at Royal Darwin Hospital on 18 March 2023 aged 6 months. The coroner found that non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) should have been offer…
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