47 results for “fracture fixation surgery”
42y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest caused by massive pul…
…schaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to a massive pulmonary embolism. He sustained a tibial fracture in a motor vehicle accident and underwent external fixation. He developed a deep venous thrombosis despit…
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…s Newton Hughes, 83-year-old retired mining engineer with metastatic prostate cancer, sustained a femoral fracture in a fall on 5 February 2020. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation on 10 February 2020 at Ro…
86y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia
…ce Attwood, 86 years old, died of hospital-acquired pneumonia following surgical repair of a femoral neck fracture sustained in a fall at home. He had significant comorbidities including dysphagia with aspiration risk, s…
51y · Male·cerebral fat embolism due to surgery for multiple traumatic injuries sustained i…
…mbolism—occurred because Mr Georgiou had a patent foramen ovale (PFO), allowing fat emboli from long bone fractures and orthopaedic fixation to enter the cerebral circulation. The coroner found no issues with medical car…
70y · Female·pneumonia and post-surgical course following repair of neck of femur fracture, i…
…esident in an aged care facility under a Mental Health Act Treatment Order. She sustained a neck of femur fracture from a fall despite appropriate falls prevention strategies in place. Following surgical fixation at hosp…
80y · Female·Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a woman with Left Femur Fracture
Sheila Margaret Frith, 80, sustained a left femur fracture after falling at the top of an escalator at an immigration office on 4 July 2005. She was admitted to Sir…
77y · Female·myocardial infarction
Eileen Sarah Elliott, aged 77, died of myocardial infarction following a fall and leg fracture in January 2000. She was admitted to Glenside Hospital under a Mental Health Act detention order for chro…
85y · Female·general inanition on a background of vascular dementia and a recent right neck o…
…th vascular dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and atrial fibrillation sustained a right neck of femur fracture from a fall at her aged care facility on 5 August 2020, despite being on a sensor mat, ultra-low bed with…
95y · Female·end-stage dementia and inanition complicated by fractured neck of femur (operate…
Mrs Beulah Kennedy, aged 95, died from end-stage dementia and inanition complicated by a fractured neck of femur. She was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital on 10 September 2021 with agitation and falls…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
…ment at Flinders Medical Centre included decompressive craniectomy, extraventricular drain insertion, and fracture fixation. She developed a traumatic right internal carotid artery aneurysm on day 12 post-injury with cat…
35y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis complicating lef…
…ism caused by deep vein thrombosis following a severe motorcycle accident that resulted in pelvic and leg fractures. He was treated surgically at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, and commenced on a specialized heparin …
75y · Female·Complications of multiple injuries sustained when struck by a car (pedestrian)
… 8 May 2017. She suffered multiple serious injuries including subarachnoid haemorrhage and spinal and rib fractures, requiring intubation and ICU admission with multiple surgeries. Despite maximal treatment over three we…
87y · Female·General inanition complicating mixed vascular and Alzheimer's dementia on a back…
…, died of general inanition complicating mixed vascular and Alzheimer's dementia following a left humeral fracture sustained in aged care. She fell on 16 August 2020, initially managed conservatively, then surgically rep…
77y · Female·general inanition on a background of dementia, chronic subdural haematoma and ri…
Mrs Ann Perkins, aged 77, died from general inanition with dementia, chronic subdural haematoma, and fractured neck of femur as contributing factors. She sustained an unwitnessed fall at her aged care facility in De…
42y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism and deep calf vein thrombosis
…disability, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis. He sustained a tibia and fibula fracture on 6 September 2007, requiring surgical fixation. Although prescribed clexane (low-molecular-weight hepar…
91y · Female·exacerbation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia following sur…
…Dawn Martin, an 91-year-old with advanced Alzheimer's disease and multiple comorbidities, sustained a hip fracture from an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility on 8 August 2022. She underwent surgical repair on 9 Au…
90y · Female·Renal failure secondary to gentamicin therapy for urinary tract infection (sepsi…
…inosa urinary tract infection. A single 240mg IV dose was prescribed by a second-year resident in plastic surgery covering orthopaedics after-hours, based on an estimated weight of 45kg. The appropriate dose should have…
99y · Male·Pneumonia
A 99-year-old man with cognitive decline sustained a hip fracture from a fall and subsequently underwent surgery with informed consent. He suffered cardiopulmonary arrest …
82y · Female·fat embolism syndrome and bronchopneumonia following nail fixation of bilateral …
… dementia and marked osteoporosis died from fat embolism syndrome and bronchopneumonia following surgical fixation of bilateral femoral fractures. The fractures occurred on 10 September 2010 during an unauthorized manual…
88y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
… struck by a motor vehicle while crossing a poorly-lit road as a pedestrian. He suffered bilateral pelvic fractures, lumbar spine fractures, aortic transection, haemopneumothorax, and subarachnoid haemorrhage. Despite em…
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