35y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of post caecal resection for col…
…s transferred to St Vincent's Hospital where imaging revealed brain swelling and herniation. She died from global cerebral ischaemic injury. The cause of cerebral ischaemia was not definitively identified but may have be…
42y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemia in a setting of anaesthesia
A 42-year-old woman died from global cerebral ischaemia following cardiac arrest during anaesthesia for a late-term termination of pregnancy. T…
62y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to intra-operative hypotension following the…
A 62-year-old man died from global cerebral ischaemia following intra-operative hypotension after protamine administration during a cardiac a…
34y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to mixed drug toxicity including a substance…
A 34-year-old woman with a 10-year history of heroin dependence died from mixed drug toxicity including heroin after injecting in a public toilet. She had engaged intermittently with methadone programs and expressed a re…
6y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to perinatal asphyxia
HC was a neonate who died at 6 days old from global cerebral ischaemia secondary to perinatal asphyxia. He was born following an emergency caesarean section f…
60y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia post cardiac arrest in the setting of neck compression
Joseph Pezzimenti, a 60-year-old involuntary psychiatric patient, died from cerebral ischaemia following hanging by a tracksuit cord in a Low Dependency Unit bathroom. Key clinical lessons i…
59y · Female·Global cerebral oedema due to hypoxic cerebral ischaemia following cardiac arres…
59-year-old woman admitted with newly diagnosed grade 4 glioblastoma underwent surgery 16 days later after delays during consultant's planned leave. Post-operative complications included ischaemic stroke confirmed on ima…
1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia in an infant with upper airway obstruction
NB, a 14-month-old with a tracheostomy requiring overnight nursing support in foster care, suffered a cardiac arrest on 17 December 2016 that resulted in severe hypoxic brain injury and death. The overnight nurse (Ms Jar…
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