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8 results for cervical stenosis

VIChospital2016-02-17

Finding into death of Geoffrey Power

54y · Male·Complications of cervical spinal stenosis treated with cervical laminectomy and …

…vere intellectual disability, blindness, and perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, underwent indicated cervical laminectomy and fusion for cervical stenosis. Post-operatively, he self-removed a drainage tube, then dev…

neurosurgeryintensive carecommunicationantibiotics
NSW2020-02-05

Inquest into the death of Francis McCann

49y · Male·complications of a cervical spine injury

…hrenia, anxiety, and self-harm, fell from his bed during sleep on 24 September 2017, sustaining a serious cervical spine injury (C4-C5 with canal stenosis). He lay on the floor for over 9 hours before discovery. Although…

orthopaedic surgeryneurosurgery
TAShome2022-02-18

Coroner's Finding: XY - deidentified

84y · Male·Overdose of prescription morphine (Ordine oral morphine liquid), self-administer…

An 84-year-old man with advanced emphysema, colorectal cancer history, and severe functional decline took an intentional overdose of prescription morphine at home. In the weeks before death, he experienced progressive dy…

general practicerespiratory medicinemorphine
VIChospital2015-04-23

Finding into death of Ian Kenneth Pye

56y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia in a man with respiratory insufficiency and Down's Syndrome

A 56-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, schizophrenia, and severe cervical stenosis residing in supported care presented to hospital with respiratory failure and altered consciousn…

respiratory medicineneurologyolanzapine
VIChospital2014-07-16

Finding into death of Beverly Davidge

78y · Female·Acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage

Ms Beverly Davidge, a 78-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in residential care, died from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage in hospital. She presented initially with haematemesis and melaena on 11 Novem…

gastroenterologygeneral medicine
VIChospital2022-08-19

Finding into death of Ruth Ann McKenna

62y · Female·Hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock (hysterectomy) in the context of cardiomegaly…

…ck of communication between pre-anaesthetic clinic and surgical team regarding investigation results. The cervical stenosis and complex adhesions encountered should have prompted consideration of conversion to open surge…

gynaecologyanaesthesiadiagnosticsystemmetaraminol
VIChome2017-06-20

Finding into death of Finding Ms RF

50y · Female·Potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity (oxycodone, mirtazapine, citalopram, cl…

Ms RF, a 50-year-old woman with epilepsy and chronic pain from a workplace wrist injury, died from potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity involving oxycodone, mirtazapine, citalopram, clonazepam, and pregabalin. She en…

general practiceneurosurgerysystemcommunicationoxycodone
NSWhome2018-02-23

Inquest into the death of Yongxing Wang

79y · Male·hypoxic brain injury due to cardio-respiratory arrest caused by opioid toxicity

Yongxing Wang, 79, died from hypoxic brain injury caused by opioid toxicity from combined morphine and oxycodone. After a minor back injury on 21 August, he received a cortisone injection on 22 August with complications.…

general practiceradiologymedicationcommunicationmorphine

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