51 results for “gastrointestinal haemorrhage”
48y · Male·Multi-organ failure from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage associated with oeso…
Peter Tasman Cannell, aged 48, died in Flinders Medical Centre from multi-organ failure due to acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage from oesophageal varices on a background of liver cirrhosis. He had a medical history of …
57y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to a duodenal ulcer in the setting of recent ne…
…n Rafferty, a 57-year-old man with acquired brain injury living in supported accommodation, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to a duodenal ulcer eight days after undergoing left nephrectomy for renal carcinoma.…
78y · Female·Acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage
…Davidge, a 78-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in residential care, died from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage in hospital. She presented initially with haematemesis and melaena on 11 November 2013, w…
81y · Male·gastrointestinal haemorrhage and multi-organ failure on a background of severe d…
William Thomas Kelbin, aged 81, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage and multi-organ failure on a background of severe dementia. He had been placed under guar…
57y · Male·Undetermined; possible sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) with competin…
…s possibly sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), with competing contributing factors including gastrointestinal haemorrhage, chronic pancreatitis, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C infection. Mr Mansell had a history …
97y · Male·respiratory failure attributed to aspiration pneumonia on a background of advanc…
…ion pneumonia on a background of advanced dementia, a surgically repaired neck of femur fracture, and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He was admitted to hospital in late September 2019 with behavioural changes and suspecte…
66y · Female·Acute oesophagitis complicated by gastrointestinal haemorrhage
…6-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and chronic reflux oesophagitis presented with acute gastrointestinal bleeding while in supported disability accommodation. She was treated conservatively with IV proton p…
70y · Male·gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a man with gastric ulcers
…ed him and found a haemoglobin of 92 g/L and elevated urea/creatinine ratio (32.0/208), diagnostic of gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Despite these findings and the patient's reported melaena, Dr H. diagnosed gastroenterit…
53y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating recent PEG insertion with stroke as a …
Tan Van Tran, a 53-year-old man with prior stroke causing severe dysphagia, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating recent PEG insertion. He was admitted with aspiration pneumonia and underwen…
86y · Male·progressive cognitive decline/decompensation and gastrointestinal haemorrhage
… fall at home on 3 July 2021. He was admitted to hospital on 6 July 2021 with subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhage. While hospitalised, nursing staff documented multiple episodes of melaena (black tarry stools) from 21…
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
Bert Sharpe, aged 58, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 19 April 2004. He had been a…
50y · Male·gastrointestinal haemorrhage; haemorrhage from cystic artery post laparoscopic c…
A 50-year-old man died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage involving both a cystic artery and duodenal defect following laparoscopic cholecystectomy…
60y · Male·Complications of gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to cirrhosis of the liver seco…
Hassan Mohamed Youssef, a 60-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage complications secondary to cirrhosis from hepatitis B. He presented with multiple serious…
32y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
…ngle troponin test and ECG. She died the next day from acute coronary thrombosis complicated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Critical omissions included: failure to perform a rectal examination despite clear signs…
39y · Male·Complications arising from widely disseminated primary pulmonary small cell carc…
A 39-year-old male inmate died from complications of widely disseminated small cell lung cancer with hepatitis C cirrhosis. He presented with acute psychosis and catatonia in December 2018, receiving appropriate psychiat…
68y · Male·Exsanguination due to peptic ulcer of the duodenum with erosion into the gastrod…
…out formal diagnosis or investigation. The coroner found that clinicians should have considered upper gastrointestinal bleeding as a differential diagnosis, particularly given the elevated urea and characteristic pattern…
67y · Male·acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating peptic ulcer of the duodenum wit…
A 67-year-old man died from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage from a duodenal ulcer following complex post-operative complications from laparoscopic Ha…
86y · Male·Sepsis associated with a pericolic abscess, complicated by terminal large intest…
… life-sentenced prisoner died from sepsis associated with a pericolic abscess complicated by terminal gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He had extensive comorbidities including bilateral amputations, cardiac failure, and res…
1y · Female·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to aorto-oesophageal fistula caused by lodged b…
…ed in her oesophagus caused progressive caustic injury leading to aorto-oesophageal fistula and fatal gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Parents repeatedly expressed concerns about foreign body ingestion but these were not do…
68y · Male·Internal haemorrhage due to coagulopathy and upper gastrointestinal varices, cir…
…y contributed significantly to death, which resulted from rapid hepatic decompensation, coagulopathy, gastrointestinal bleeding, and acute cardiac events. The coroner recommended Queensland Health address equipment stand…
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