16 results for “hemiarthroplasty”
75y · Female·postoperative delirium/exacerbation of community acquired pneumonia following le…
…high falls risk and appropriate preventive measures. She sustained a neck of femur fracture requiring hemiarthroplasty. Postoperatively, she developed delirium, sepsis, and community-acquired pneumonia, leading to her de…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
…ropharyngeal dysphagia and COPD following a hip fracture. He fell on 12 June 2020, underwent left hip hemiarthroplasty at Flinders Medical Centre, and was discharged but readmitted with deterioration. The coroner found n…
67y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolus due to deep vein thrombosis
Ms Procter, a 67-year-old woman with developmental delay and longstanding mental health issues, died from pulmonary thromboembolism following hip fracture surgery. Post-operatively, she refused prophylactic anticoagulati…
97y · Male·Complications of a fractured left neck of femur (operated), sustained in a fall
A 97-year-old man with vascular dementia, visual impairment, gait instability and multiple falls risk factors fell during a supervised outing from his aged care facility and sustained a fractured neck of femur. Despite b…
74y · Female·Post-operative exacerbation of delirium and terminal functional deterioration du…
Jane Ann Chapman, 74, presented to hospital with delirium, fever and suspected urinary tract infection. She fell from an Emergency Department trolley bed, sustaining a neck of femur fracture requiring surgery. Post-opera…
78y · Female·cardiorespiratory failure, ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease together wit…
…e was not wearing them due to laundry failures. The fall triggered rapid deterioration; she underwent hemiarthroplasty but died 14 days later from cardiorespiratory failure. Critical failures included: understaffing (mis…
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 gastrointestinal bleeding from…
87y · Male·infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease
An 87-year-old man with a long smoking history and no prior diagnosis of lung disease suffered a hip fracture requiring surgery. Postoperatively, he developed delirium and hypoxia. Two Inpatient Treatment Orders were app…
78y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating neck of femur fracture (operated) on a backgrou…
A 78-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (heart failure, renal disease, COPD) suffered a neck of femur fracture from an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility. Post-operatively he deteriorated with acute renal fa…
81y · Male·pneumonia complicating surgery for left hip fracture on a background of ischaemi…
An 81-year-old man with 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 incontin…
90y · Female·Complications of a right fractured neck of femur (operated) sustained in a fall …
A 90-year-old woman with dementia sustained a fractured neck of femur after being nudged by another aggressive dementia-affected resident in an aged care facility, resulting in a fall. Despite appropriate initial managem…
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…
88y · Female·Complications of fractured neck of femur
An 88-year-old woman with advanced dementia died from complications following a fractured neck of femur sustained in a fall caused by another resident with vascular dementia in a secured aged care unit. The fall occurred…
94y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to stroke following surgery to repair fracture of neck …
A 94-year-old man with dementia died from aspiration pneumonia following a stroke after hip surgery. The stroke and hip fracture resulted from being pushed by another resident with Alzheimer's dementia at an aged care fa…
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
Mrs Nola Inez Daniel, an 83-year-old with chronic lung disease, osteoporosis, and cardiac disease, was admitted to Regis Forrest Gardens for respite care on 24 December 2009. She sustained three falls on Christmas Day, w…
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 left neck of femur during a fall at Regis Forrest Ga…
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