64 results for “chronic abdominal pain”
84y · Female·small bowel obstruction due to gallstone ileus
An 84-year-old woman with dementia, diabetes, and chronic renal failure presented to the ED twice within 48 hours with abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Both times inv…
34y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Diane Maria Hillgrove, a 34-year-old woman with chronic pain, PTSD, anxiety and substance abuse history, died from mixed drug toxicity on 7 July 2018. Post-morte…
4y · Female·consequences of incarcerated congenital left diaphragmatic hernia
…enital left diaphragmatic hernia. Over 3 months before death, she presented with persistent vomiting and abdominal pain to her GP and paediatrician. The paediatrician focused on investigating obesity and did not adequat…
48y · Male·sepsis and renal failure due to perforated gastric ulcer
…C and schizo-affective disorder presented to West Coast District Hospital on 20 October 2014 with severe abdominal pain radiating to the right shoulder tip, generalised tenderness, and a pain rating of 8/10. Clinical ob…
55y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity in a woman with coronary artery atherosclerosis
A 55-year-old woman with complex medical history including chronic pain, previous multiple abdominal surgeries, gastrointestinal disorders, mental health issues including D…
74y · Male·Small bowel obstruction due to extensive intra-abdominal adhesions
Timothy Funder, a 74-year-old man with schizophrenia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and previous small bowel obstruction, died from small bowel obstruction du…
84y · Male·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Bernard Greenwell, an 84-year-old male, died from rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) while in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre. He experienced sudden-onset seve…
57y · Male·Small bowel obstruction due to mid small bowel volvulus
Peter Jamieson, a 57-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions including dysphagia and constipation, was residing in a disability care facility. On 6 July 20…
63y · Female·Cardiomegaly and biventricular dilatation
A 63-year-old woman with severe cardiac disease (cardiomegaly, biventricular dilatation, and chronic cardiac failure) presented to a rural emergency department with recurrent abdominal pain on 21 January 20…
35y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by ruptured spleen
A 35-year-old man with chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, hepatitis C and other comorbidities presented to his GP on 24 January 2007 with…
83y · Female·upper gastrointestinal bleed with haemodynamic compromise following anticoagulat…
…ent receiving anticoagulation. Additional failures included lack of surgical review for undifferentiated abdominal pain, inadequate symptom investigation, and poor medication documentation. The coroner found the death w…
76y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Kenneth Carter, 76, died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) on 8 June 2005. He had presented to Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department o…
90y · Male·bowel obstruction leading to acute renal failure, sepsis and respiratory failure
…tion for cardiac and respiratory issues. He presented to hospital with coffee-ground vomiting and severe abdominal pain. Clinical examination revealed critical illness with haemodynamic instability, hypoxia, peritonism,…
63y · Male·uncontrolled haemorrhage from ruptured aortic aneurysm
A 63-year-old man presented with sudden back pain on 6 March 2004. Ambulance officers attended twice; on the first visit they did not transport him to hospit…
39y · Male·combined drug toxicity
… clinical notes and appeared not to integrate hospital correspondence into care planning. The patient had chronic pain from hernia, expressed recurrent suicidal ideation, and had prior episodes of excessive medication c…
49y · Male·cor pulmonale and chronic bronchitis and emphysema
Graham Murrurkuwuy, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man, died of cor pulmonale and chronic bronchitis/emphysema while imprisoned at Darwin Correctional Centre. He had a long history of smoking and…
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…
…-term prisoner with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), presented with chest pain in September 2015. Imaging revealed his AAA had rupture…
62y · Female·Haemorrhage caused by abdominoperineal excision of the rectum
…at a remote hospital. The coroner found the operation itself was inappropriate: performed for undiagnosed chronic pain in a patient with extensive surgical history, rather than for malignancy. The surgery should not hav…
64y · Male·Peritonitis, due to or as a consequence of a ruptured gallbladder, due to or as …
…ntence, died from peritonitis secondary to a ruptured gallbladder. On 8 December 2018, he presented with abdominal pain at the correctional centre but refused hospital transfer despite clinical concerns. He was given mo…
82y · Male·Complications of large bowel obstruction in a man with diverticular disease and …
…wel obstruction secondary to a sigmoid mass while incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison. He presented with abdominal pain and vomiting following a fall, and imaging confirmed large bowel obstruction. A colorectal fellow r…
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