31 results for “chest drain insertion”
70y · Male·chronic obstructive lung disease with emphysema on a background of advanced vasc…
… at a residential care facility. He was admitted to hospital on 10 March 2015 with shortness of breath and chest pain, found to have a large left spontaneous pneumothorax requiring chest drain insertion. Despite drain p…
81y · Female·left haemothorax and mediastinal haemorrhage from the insertion site of the perm…
An 81-year-old woman died from haemothorax and mediastinal haemorrhage following pacemaker insertion for sick sinus syndrome. Multiple venous punctures during the procedure caused vascular injury. Critical…
Male·Gunshot wound to chest (Aleksander Stefanovic); gunshot wound to head (AD)
…ion, shot his flatmate Aleksander Stefanovic (aged 36, recently commenced methadone for opioid use) in the chest, causing a fatal injury. Aleksander died following emergency response and resuscitation attempts. AD then …
84y · Male·staphylococcus aureus sepsis complicating metastatic malignancy
…t disease, dementia, and hypertension. CT imaging revealed pleural effusion and gastro-oesophageal mass; a chest drain was inserted and palliative care initiated. Multidisciplinary teams appropriately determined that fu…
<1y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to an out of hospital cardiac arrest second…
…ation, suffering severe hypoxic brain injury. Despite intensive care management including neuroprotection, chest drain insertion for pneumothorax, and antibiotic therapy, he died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. T…
60y · Female·haemorrhagic shock and respiratory failure due to right-sided haemothorax compli…
…ck due to right-sided haemothorax complicating thoracentesis. The procedure was appropriately performed to drain a pleural effusion on 30 November 2000. Complications included undetected bleeding into the pleural cavity…
29y · Male·air embolus complicating gunshot wounds to chest
A 29-year-old male died from air embolus complicating gunshot wounds to the chest sustained during a police confrontation. Initial medical stabilization appeared successful; he was intubat…
74y · Male·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a motor vehicle cras…
… fell asleep while driving. He was ejected from the vehicle and suffered multiple rib fractures with flail chest, haemopneumothorax, spinal fractures, and retroperitoneal haemorrhage. Despite initial stabilization and I…
62y · Male·Mediastinitis due to perforated oesophagus, with severe emphysema as a contribut…
…9 August 2024, he was discharged without signs of perforation. He presented 4 days later with vomiting and chest pain; gastroscopy revealed deep longitudinal tears. The coroner found no fault with the discharge decision…
61y · Male·Complications of metastatic adenocarcinoma
JM, a 61-year-old man incarcerated at Long Bay Correctional Centre, died from complications of metastatic adenocarcinoma (stage 4 lung cancer with liver lesions). He was diagnosed in February 2022 after presenting to Wag…
17y · Female·Metastatic Ewing sarcoma (palliated)
KTJ was a 17-year-old Aboriginal girl with metastatic Ewing sarcoma who died peacefully at the Royal Children's Hospital in May 2021. She had been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma at age 12, achieved remission, then relapsed…
51y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage following head and chest injuries sustained in a …
David Scott Holmes, a 51-year-old truck driver, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain damage following a truck rollover on 7 April 2016. He suddenly veered off the Midlands Highway near Bagdad, Tasmania, after experiencing a…
30y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to multiple transfusions required for post-operative ble…
…istration. Dr C. then discovered the actual source: a lacerated external iliac vein, likely injured by the drain trochar on 11 February and tamponaded until dislodged on 14 February. Critical failures included: failure …
15y · Male·pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Travis Blows, a 15-year-old with cerebral palsy and difficult-to-control epilepsy, died from pneumonia after a prolonged PICU admission. He presented to ED multiple times in the months before death with seizures and feve…
71y · Female·Haemothorax and haemopericardium secondary to ruptured dissecting aneurysm of th…
A 71-year-old woman with hypertension and prior myocardial infarction presented to emergency with sudden chest pain, jaw pain, and syncope. Aortic dissection was appropriately suspected and a contrast CT-aortagram was…
53y · Female·acutely decompensated congestive cardiac failure due to blunt traumatic injuries…
…n the Midland Highway. While initially stable, she deteriorated rapidly in hospital, requiring intubation, chest drains, and inotropic support before dying despite aggressive resuscitation. The coroner found the wheelch…
51y · Male·head injury
A 51-year-old man died from a severe head injury after falling from his bicycle at high speed (38-40 km/h) when the chain dislodged and jammed the rear wheel. Despite wearing a helmet compliant with Australian Standard A…
<1y · Male·Hyaline membrane disease and pneumonia in the setting of pneumothorax
A 2-day-old term infant (2670g, small-for-gestational-age) presented with respiratory distress at 11 hours of life. A capillary blood gas at 1:14pm showed mixed respiratory and metabolic acidosis indicating decompensatio…
34y · Male·Air embolism and severe haemorrhage due to perforation of the right subclavian v…
Darryl Smith, aged 34, died following emergency surgery for a fractured clavicle at Sunnybank Private Hospital. During the final drilling of the sixth screw hole, the surgeon's drill penetrated the underlying right subcl…
45y · Male·complications associated with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung, treated pal…
…pital admissions over three months for management of recurrent pleural and pericardial effusions requiring drainage procedures. The coroner found the lung cancer presented at an advanced stage with diffuse cell growth u…
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