4 results for “discectomy”
49y · Male·complications of a cervical spine injury
… with canal stenosis). He lay on the floor for over 9 hours before discovery. Although anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery was performed successfully, he developed pneumonia post-operatively and died on 15 Oc…
80y · Male·haemorrhagic stroke caused by Staphylococcus aureus sepsis due to L4/5 discectom…
An 80-year-old man underwent elective microdiscectomy for spinal pain in April 2023. In late June, he developed a wound infection with Staphylococcus aureus c…
75y · Male·left retroperitoneal haemorrhage associated with lumbar spine surgery
A 75-year-old man with complex comorbidities including Parkinson's disease and cognitive impairment underwent two-stage lumbar spine surgery for degenerative disc disease with stenosis. Post-operatively, he developed a r…
74y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in the setting of re…
A 74-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following a cervical spinal fracture. He presented to rural ED with mental health concerns, was restrained by security guards after …
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