6 results for “fleet enema”
83y · Female·cardiac arrest from severe triple vessel coronary artery disease complicated by …
… to Roma Hospital with constipation and was diagnosed appropriately, but clinical management deteriorated. Fleet enema was administered despite prior failed bowel clearance attempts, worsening abdominal distension and c…
58y · Male·complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
…k factors for recurrent obstruction, he was discharged after only symptomatic treatment with laxatives and enema. The morning ward round assessment was cursory, with minimal documentation and no appreciation of his high…
67y · Female·perforated sigmoid volvulus with peritonitis upon a background of spinocerebella…
Betty Irene Ball, aged 67, died from perforated sigmoid volvulus with peritonitis on 2 February 2016. She had spinocerebellar ataxia and was resident in aged care. She developed constipation from 15 January 2016, but med…
Female·Coronary atherosclerosis with ischaemic small bowel and Alzheimer's disease
…of abdominal pain, distension, and vomiting. Initially diagnosed with simple constipation and treated with enema and laxatives, she was discharged then readmitted when symptoms persisted. At Hervey Bay Hospital, bowel o…
22y · Female·bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction
Susan Windie, a 22-year-old with rare congenital abnormalities affecting bowel function, died from bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction complicated by abdominal compartment syndrome. She presented to Carnarvon Hospi…
68y · Male·infarction of the small and large bowel due to superior mesenteric artery thromb…
A 68-year-old man with extensive systemic vascular disease presented with 10 days of nonspecific abdominal pain. Initial presentations at local hospital and GP were attributed to possible gallstones or gastritis based on…
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