Coronial

55 results for deep venous thrombosis risk

SAaged care2011-02-24

Coroner's Finding: SILLAND Asta

83y · Female·massive pulmonary thromboembolism due to left lower leg deep venous thrombosis

…ntia died at a residential care facility from massive pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to left lower leg deep venous thrombosis. She collapsed in a toilet cubicle and was found approximately three hours later. The cor…

geriatric medicineforensic medicine
TAShome2022-05-19

Coroner's Finding: Dillon, Kelly John

58y · Male·pulmonary thromboemboli complicating deep venous thrombosis

Kelly John Dillon, a 58-year-old disability support worker, died of pulmonary thromboembolism complicating deep venous thrombosis. Three days before death, he sustained a leg injury at work (chair thrown at his lower le…

general practiceemergency medicine
VIChospital2024-03-15

Finding into death of Kathleen Mary Savage

67y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism arising from deep vein thrombosis of the left leg

… Savage, a 67-year-old woman with profound intellectual disability, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis following a 13-day hospital admission for constipation and sepsis. She collapsed immediatel…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticdelay
VIChospital2020-11-25

Finding into death of Eoghan Jerome Arnold

42y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest caused by massive pul…

… He sustained a tibial fracture in a motor vehicle accident and underwent external fixation. He developed a deep venous thrombosis despite receiving standard prophylaxis with enoxaparin 40mg daily and TED stockings. The …

orthopaedic surgeryanaesthesiasystemenoxaparin
TAShospital2024-03-07

Coroner's Finding: Menz, Michelle Joy

58y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep venous thrombosis following pelvic trauma

Michelle Joy Menz, aged 58, died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following pelvic trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 17 January 2023. She was admi…

trauma surgeryemergency medicine
VIChospital2010-04-08

Finding into death of Wendy Alice Ryder

62y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep venous thrombosis of right calf

Ms Wendy Ryder, aged 62, died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis (DVT) six weeks after abdominal surgery (total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpi…

neurologygeneral surgerydiagnosticnarcotics
VIChomeNew2026-06-19

Finding into death of Elizabeth Jean Hanlon

38y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis due to promethazin…

Elizabeth Jean Hanlon, aged 38, died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis following a promethazine overdose. She had complex mental health diagnoses including bord…

psychiatryintensive carepromethazine
VIChome2015-07-20

Finding into death of Hazel Angela Bampton

67y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis in the setting of con…

…occupational assessment. She died suddenly on 28 December 2011 from a saddle pulmonary embolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis. The coroner found that while clinical management and discharge planning were reasonable, t…

emergency medicineorthopaedic surgerysystem
VIChospital2023-10-10

Finding into death of Mary Veronica Morrow

68y · Female·Pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis secondary to fractured left dis…

Mary Morrow, aged 68, died from pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis following a fractured left ankle sustained in Queensland on 23 June 2021. She received appr…

emergency medicineorthopaedic surgerycommunicationsystemenoxaparin
VIChospital2018-12-03

Finding into death of Anna Agnieszka Bowditch

34y · Female·Complications of fall with fractured ankle and subsequent deep venous thrombosis…

Anna Bowditch, aged 34, died from complications of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) with pulmonary embolism and paradoxical stroke following elective fracture repair s…

orthopaedic surgeryanaesthesiaproceduraldiagnosticclonazepam
VIChospital2017-08-14

Finding into death of Magdalena Dorter

58y · Female·Haemorrhagic shock complicating pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep…

…initial assessment and consultation with a haematologist regarding VTE prophylaxis, she developed extensive deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism with a saddle embolus, leading to haemorrhagic shock and death. The …

general practicehaematologysystemletrozole
TAShospital2016-08-26

Coroner's Finding: Brook, Jason Mark

45y · Male·massive pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis of the left leg

A 45-year-old man died of massive pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis, 15 days after a motorcycle injury in Thailand requiring surgical wound management and foot…

orthopaedic surgerygeneral surgerymedicationcommunicationenoxaparin
NSWhospital2020-02-28

Inquest into the death of Peter ROBIN

56y · Male·Pulmonary embolism with deep vein thrombosis an antecedent cause; coronary arter…

…He was discharged the same day as planned and died the following day from pulmonary embolism secondary to a deep vein thrombosis in his right calf. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) the importance of coordinated VTE…

oral and maxillofacial surgeryanaesthesiacommunicationsystemoxycodone
VIChospital2012

Finding into death of Kathleen Raven

85y · Female·Pulmonary embolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis, precipitated by minor fall

An 85-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following a minor fall. She was admitted to Maryborough Hospital with chest infection and a…

emergency medicinegeneral medicinecommunicationsystemdiazepam
VIC2025-05-12

Finding into death of Aileen Mary McLeish

54y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism complicating left calf deep venous thrombosis in the s…

…woman with frontotemporal dementia and Parkinson's disease died from pulmonary thromboembolism complicating deep venous thrombosis. She fell during the night at a disability accommodation facility and was found on the fl…

geriatric medicineemergency medicinecommunicationsystemnordiazepam
VIChospital2016-07-28

Finding into death of Dianne Kaye Quinlan

51y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of morbid obesity

…hese weren't investigated for thromboembolic disease. Clinical lessons: obesity significantly increases VTE risk and complicates imaging; respiratory symptoms in obese patients warrant VTE consideration; technical ultras…

psychiatrygeneral medicinediagnosticcommunicationrisperidone
TAScommunity2016-04-20

Coroner's Finding: Harper, Marlene Jean

72y · Female·multiple bilateral pulmonary infarcts caused by multiple pulmonary thromboemboli…

…On 18 June 2015, despite ongoing leg tenderness, duplex ultrasound investigation was not ordered to exclude deep vein thrombosis, despite multiple significant risk factors: CLL (which increases DVT risk 3-10 fold), super…

general practicepathologydiagnostic
WAhospital2020-10-19

Inquest into the Death of Renee Desiree RUYZING

21y · Female·pulmonary embolism in association with deep vein thrombosis of the left leg

A 21-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism associated with deep vein thrombosis following ankle fracture surgery and immobilisation. She was discharged without thromboprop…

orthopaedic surgeryemergency medicinediagnosticmedicationenoxaparin
VIChospital2016-10-25

Finding into death of Andrew Michael ODonnell

46y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism complicating left calf deep venous thrombosis

A 46-year-old man presented to ED with a two-day history of left calf pain, swelling and numbness. He was triaged to Fast Track and evaluated by an emergency physician who suspected DVT but had no ultrasound available on…

emergency medicinehaematologydiagnosticenoxaparin
VIChome2017-12-04

Finding into death of Leigh Thomas Aiple

31y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism

…rged and returned to Australia, collapsing and dying at home from pulmonary thromboembolism with associated deep venous thrombosis. Expert review identified substandard VTE prophylaxis (only 3 days of 20mg enoxaparin whe…

plastic and reconstructive surgerygeneral surgerydiagnosticmedicationenoxaparin

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