10 results for “decompressive craniectomy”
30y · Male·Head injuries
…subarachnoid haemorrhage with transtentorial herniation and occipital fracture. He underwent bilateral decompressive craniectomy but died on 12 September after withdrawal of life support. The coroner found this a tragic…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
…bdural haemorrhage, and basal skull injuries. Emergency management at Flinders Medical Centre included decompressive craniectomy, extraventricular drain insertion, and fracture fixation. She developed a traumatic right …
15y · Male·global hypoxic cerebral injury following medical intervention for high velocity …
…y was devastating. He initially survived with Glasgow Coma Scale 9, underwent intubation, surgery, and decompressive craniectomy. However, he developed staphylococcal meningitis, severe cerebral oedema with intracranial…
20y · Male·Head injury
Sean Wayne Lee, a 20-year-old university student, died from a head injury sustained when he ran deliberately in front of a heavy vehicle on the Princes Freeway. After his car was impounded for speeding, he walked away fr…
52y · Female·haemorrhage from a tracheal-innominate artery fistula complicating a tracheostom…
…e to a tracheal-innominate artery fistula 10 days after percutaneous tracheostomy following stroke and decompressive craniectomy. Minor bleeding was observed 3 days before death. The coroner found no shortcomings in tre…
27y · Male·Head injury
Abdullahi Bashir, 27, died from a severe head injury sustained during an alleged altercation on 7 June 2017. Following a punch to the face, he fell backwards and struck his head on the road. He was taken to a private res…
23y · Male·Blunt force head injury
A 23-year-old man died from blunt force head injury after being struck during a violent altercation outside a Sydney hotel. He fell backwards, striking the back of his head on concrete and suffered multiple intracranial …
24y · Male·Complications of head injuries (operated), sustained in a tram impact (pedestria…
A 24-year-old international student died from catastrophic head injuries sustained when struck by a tram. He was not wearing his prescription glasses, was distracted by his mobile phone, and misjudged his proximity to th…
37y · Female·head injury sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
A 37-year-old involuntary psychiatric patient with paranoid psychosis absconded from the low-dependency psychiatric unit at Maroondah Hospital and deliberately stepped in front of a truck, suffering fatal head injuries. …
76y · Female·Head injury comprised of subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain…
A 76-year-old woman died from complications of a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision. She was initially managed conservatively at a regional hospital, but her condition deteriorated markedly at 9pm …
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