29 results for “fracture of left hip”
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
… December 2009. She sustained three falls on Christmas Day, with the final fall at 7:30 PM resulting in a fractured left hip that was not identified by nursing staff. Nurse Meyer assessed her after this fall, noted a hea…
84y · Female·complications of a fractured left hip suffered in an unwitnessed fall in aged ca…
…th dementia and osteoporosis residing in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall in a corridor, sustaining a left hip fracture. She underwent high-risk surgical repair on day 3 post-fall. Post-operatively, her family requ…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
…t, aged 80, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and COPD following a hip fracture. He fell on 12 June 2020, underwent left hip hemiarthroplasty at Flinders Medical Centre, and was …
89y · Female·Pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis
…d from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following delayed diagnosis of a femoral neck fracture. She fell on 8 January 2007 at an aged care facility and reported hip pain, but the fracture was not diag…
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
Nola Inez Daniel, 83, died from complications following a hip fracture and subsequent surgery at Bunbury Regional Hospital on 7 January 2010. She sustained a fractured l…
91y · Female·exacerbation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia following sur…
…rothy 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 …
92y · Male·Consequences of accidental fall at RACF: post-operative delirium, left femoral i…
A 92-year-old man resident in an aged care facility sustained an unwitnessed fall resulting in left hip fracture, requiring surgical fixation. He developed post-operative delirium and died 8 days later. The …
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
A 79-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and dementia fell at home, sustaining a left hip fracture requiring surgery. Post-operatively, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia, upper gastroint…
81y · Male·pneumonia complicating surgery for left hip fracture on a background of ischaemi…
…h end-stage dementia, severe frontal lobe injury, and ischaemic heart disease died from pneumonia following hip fracture surgery. He fell while hip protectors were being cleaned after bowel incontinence. Post-operativel…
80y · Female·Fractured left neck of femur on a background of rectal carcinoma and dementia
An 80-year-old woman with dementia and undiagnosed rectal carcinoma died from complications of a fractured left neck of femur sustained during a fall in her aged care facility's memory support unit. She had sust…
62y · Male·Septic arthritis complicating left knee joint prosthesis in the setting of statu…
… man with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy died from septic arthritis of a prosthetic left knee joint. He presented with fever, knee pain, and delirium in November 2022, three months post-knee repla…
73y · Male·Consequences of myocardial infarction with coronary artery atherosclerotic disea…
Leonard Bartholomeusz, aged 73, died of myocardial rupture on 6 May 2013, six days after hip fracture surgery. He suffered a fall on 30 April 2013 following which ECG testing revealed cardiac abnormal…
98y · Male·comminuted pertrochanteric fracture of left hip sustained in mechanical fall
…ear-old man with osteoporosis, dementia, and ischaemic heart disease sustained a comminuted pertrochanteric hip fracture in a fall at his residential aged care facility on 24 July 2023, dying four days later. He had exp…
84y · Male·Head and neck injuries sustained in a fall; specifically facial bone fractures a…
An 84-year-old man with primary progressive aphasia and cognitive decline residing in aged care sustained fatal head and neck injuries from a fall on 13 May 2020. He had experienced seven documented falls over 2.5 months…
68y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
A 68-year-old woman with mobility limitations from congenital hip dysplasia was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing a pedestrian crossing. The driver failed to exercise…
70y · Male·Metastatic melanoma with ischaemic heart disease as a contributing condition
…enlarging axillary mass in February 2023, confirmed as metastatic melanoma by biopsy in March. He underwent hip replacement for a pathological fracture and received immunotherapy, but deteriorated rapidly with fluid ove…
75y · Female·postoperative delirium/exacerbation of community acquired pneumonia following le…
…ity despite documented high falls risk and appropriate preventive measures. She sustained a neck of femur fracture requiring hemiarthroplasty. Postoperatively, she developed delirium, sepsis, and community-acquired pneum…
91y · Female·Pelvic haematoma complicating a fracture of the neck of the left femur
… Royal Hobart Hospital after a home fall. She fell from her hospital bed on 4 December 2015, fracturing her hip and sustaining a pelvic haematoma that proved fatal given her age and comorbidities. The coroner found her …
76y · Male·hospital-acquired pneumonia, age-related frailty, consequences of left neck of f…
…Whish-Wilson, 76, sustained a fall in his aged care room in January 2024, leading to a right femoral neck fracture requiring surgical repair. Post-operatively, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia complicated by deli…
86y · Male·coronary and cerebral atherosclerosis with significant conditions of fractured l…
…anical hoist and sling, he became unstable and fell legs-first onto the floor, fracturing both legs and his left hip. The coroner identified several preventable system failures: the sling selection process lacked profess…
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