30 results for “emergency surgery for intracranial haemorrhage”
46y · Male·COMPLICATIONS OF RUPTURED ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING CEREBRAL ARTERY ANEURYSM (OPERA…
…esuscitation by correctional and health staff, was rapidly transferred to Alfred Hospital, and underwent emergency aneurysm repair surgery. Despite surgical intervention and intensive care management including maximum m…
82y · Female·complications of a closed head injury (operated) sustained in a fall
…chair rolled approximately 50 metres down a paved area, and she fell striking her head. She suffered an intracranial haemorrhage requiring surgery but ultimately died. The coroner's investigation highlighted that profess…
43y · Male·Multi-organ failure with coagulopathy secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic…
…3-year-old man with a colloid cyst of the third ventricle presenting with progressive headache was admitted for planned endoscopic surgery. Surgery was delayed from Friday to Monday due to unavailability of specialist e…
69y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
…red at low speed but Ms Harrison fell backwards, striking her head and sustaining a skull fracture with intracranial haemorrhage. She was taken to Alfred Hospital where scans confirmed traumatic brain injury. Respecting …
15y · Male·global hypoxic cerebral injury following medical intervention for high velocity …
… 15, sustained a penetrating head injury from a homemade air gun while with friends. Despite appropriate emergency response and comprehensive multidisciplinary medical management at Royal Children's Hospital including n…
61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct
…d man with extensive cardiac disease collapsed at a supermarket, striking his head and losing consciousness for less than 10 seconds. Paramedics identified STEMI and administered heparin on advice from Austin Hospital's…
56y · Female·Intracranial haemorrhage whilst undergoing intravenous heparin therapy
…l field loss, heparin was escalated rather than stopped and urgent rescanning arranged. She had a large intracranial haemorrhage, likely secondary to anticoagulation, and died the next morning. Clinical lessons: CT findi…
27y · Male·Head injury
… five days later from traumatic brain injury with subdural haematoma. Medical review identified that an intracranial pressure (ICP) monitor migrated during treatment, potentially providing falsely reassuring readings and…
64y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus as a result of bilateral deep vein thrombosis which dev…
…ic heart disease, suffered traumatic brain injury from an intentional motorcycle collision and underwent emergency neurosurgery. He was subsequently treated with unfractionated heparin twice daily for DVT prophylaxis. A…
Unknown·Michael Russell: intracranial haemorrhage complicating surgery for right cerebra…
…ng stroke interventions on 18 April 2017 at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Michael Russell (60) died from intracranial haemorrhage following vessel perforation during thrombectomy for acute coronary syndrome; Leslie Graham…
24y · Male·Complications of head injuries (operated), sustained in a tram impact (pedestria…
… mobile phone, and misjudged his proximity to the tracks. The tram driver could not stop in time despite emergency braking. Contributing environmental factors included overgrown bushes obscuring visibility, poor lightin…
76y · Female·complications of subdural haemorrhage (operation)
Josephine Cesnik, 76, died from complications of subdural haemorrhage following head trauma on 20 January 2008. She initially concealed the injury, attributing it to a fall,…
Female·Emily Ruth Leonard: multi-organ failure due to overwhelming sepsis from a perfor…
Two elderly women died following vaginal prolapse surgery performed by the same surgeon, Dr O., with similar mechanisms: bowel perforation leading to peritonitis a…
76y · Female·Head injury comprised of subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain…
…vatively at a regional hospital, but her condition deteriorated markedly at 9pm with signs of increased intracranial pressure. Critical delays occurred in escalating and transferring her to a neurosurgical centre. The re…
22y · Female·Traumatic brain injuries: diffuse axonal and intracranial haemorrhagic brain inj…
…acy Jayne Edwards, aged 22, died from traumatic brain injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Frankford Road, Tasmania on 28 March 2023. She was driving westbound when her vehicle drifted into the eastbound lan…
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
…d Aboriginal man with severe cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell twice before custody (hitting his head at Town Hall ruins, then on the street near Ce…
80y · Male·Complications post fall from ladder sustaining multiple injuries including to th…
…liday property. He sustained multiple injuries including rib fractures, haemopneumothorax, subarachnoid haemorrhage and extradural haematoma. He was admitted to ICU but his condition deteriorated due to progression of i…
53y · Male·Complications arising from blunt force trauma to the head
Colin David Johnson, aged 53, died from complications of severe blunt force head trauma sustained during an assault in a prison day room on 23 April 2011. The attack occurred in ful…
48y · Male·Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) caused by subdural haemorrhage, which resulted…
… following days and was admitted to Danila Dilba on 8 April with suspected subdural haematoma, requiring emergency craniotomy on 9 April. He appeared to recover initially but suffered a catastrophic secondary haemorrhag…
Unsurvivable traumatic injuries from blunt force impact with motor vehicle; pred…
…e (22), Zachary Matthew Bryant (3 months), and Bhavita Patel (33). All victims sustained unsurvivable blunt force head and multiple injuries. Despite appropriate emergency medical response including first aid, oxygen th…
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