51 results for “hepatic injury”
66y · Male·hepatic failure, intrahepatic sepsis and intrahepatic haematoma secondary to com…
William Ernest Pears died from hepatic failure, intrahepatic sepsis and haematoma following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 2012. During surge…
24y · Female·hepatic encephalopathy due to hepatic necrosis due to paracetamol toxicity
…resulting in escalating financial debt exceeding $60,000, compounded by recent loss of income from a wrist injury. Her suicide note documented fear of losing custody of her children due to financial circumstances. While …
53y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest in a person with blunt force head injury, end-stage liv…
Sharon Bell was found dead in her hallway on 25 May 2013 aged 53. She had end-stage liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy, had suffered recent blunt force head injuries of unclear origin, and had high blood metha…
76y · Female·multi-organ failure and sepsis due to complications of cholecystectomy
…ry, the surgeon became misoriented in the inflamed surgical field and divided the common bile duct, right hepatic artery, and right portal vein instead of the cystic structures. The underlying pathology—xanthogranulomat…
43y · Male·Incised right radial artery
Bradley Scott, a 43-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence and hepatic cirrhosis, died from exsanguination following an incised right radial artery. After consuming significant…
85y · Male·Liver ischaemia and portal vein thrombosis complicating emergency cholecystectom…
…omy for acute cholecystitis with Mirizzi's syndrome. Intraoperative complications included major bile duct injury, right hepatic artery transection, and portal vein occlusion—all iatrogenic injuries from difficult dissec…
71y · Male·Complications following a right hepatic artery injury following an open cholecys…
A 71-year-old man with myelofibrosis and prior abdominal surgery died from complications of a right hepatic artery injury during open cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. The operative decision was reasonable …
56y · Male·urosepsis
…sepsis secondary to urinary tract infection caused by E. coli. He had significant comorbidities including hepatic cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and history of hepatocellular carcinoma. On 17 February 2019, he fell fro…
57y · Male·Hepatic encephalopathy, end stage liver failure, alcoholic cirrhosis, end stage …
…ooper, a 57-year-old Aboriginal man imprisoned for 23 years, died in PAH Secure Unit from natural causes: hepatic encephalopathy, end-stage liver failure, alcoholic cirrhosis, and end-stage renal failure. He had complex…
52y · Male·clozapine toxicity
…h coronary artery disease, pulmonary oedema, and liver congestion. Evidence suggests heart failure caused hepatic impairment, reducing clozapine clearance. The coroner found clozapine administration was justified given …
65y · Female·decompensated liver failure
Ms Revell, a 65-year-old with Child Pugh Class C cirrhosis secondary to 20 years of heavy alcohol use and hepatitis C, was admitted following an intoxicated fall causing an olecranon fracture. Post-operatively, she devel…
64y · Male·complications in association with thermal injuries in a man with underlying chro…
Kim Vulich, a 64-year-old man with decompensated liver cirrhosis from chronic alcohol use, developed hepatic encephalopathy and cognitive impairment including possible Korsakoff syndrome. Despite SAT guardianship o…
79y · Female·Complications of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
… a stationary car on the Maroondah Highway. She sustained T10 vertebral fracture, multiple rib fractures, hepatic lacerations, and sternal fracture. Subsequent MRI revealed multiple brain infarcts (strokes), which signi…
16y · Male·transection of the liver and laceration of the inferior vena cava sustained in a…
…nsurvivable. The coroner found no mechanical defects, alcohol, or drugs involved. Key clinical lesson: the injury pattern demonstrates the lethal consequences of blunt abdominal trauma with major vascular injury.
86y · Male·Complications post laparoscopic cholecystectomy
…ent laparoscopic cholecystectomy on 2 October 2015, forty-two hours after admission. Severe bleeding from hepatic arterial branches required conversion to open surgery, CPR, and massive transfusion. Myocardial infarctio…
45y · Female·Multisystem organ failure secondary to acute liver failure associated with parac…
…of her deteriorating condition until Sunday, 48+ hours later. Her mental status changes (reflecting early hepatic encephalopathy) and reduced urine output were not recognised as indicators of acute liver failure. While …
33y · Male·Haemoperitoneum secondary to lacerated spleen as a result of peritoneal ascitic …
A 33-year-old man with severe alcoholic liver disease (Child-Pugh C) and poor prognosis died from haemoperitoneum following splenic laceration during a diagnostic ascitic tap procedure. Two junior doctors (HMOs/Basic Phy…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the setting of chronic ethanol use
Robert Spencer, 59, called 000 at 4:27 am reporting weakness and inability to mobilise following a fall. He was triaged as Code 3 (non-urgent) and underwent secondary triage call-back attempts without success. An ambulan…
67y · Male·Fulminant liver failure
…th unclear timing of GP's review. The patient deteriorated rapidly and presented two days later in severe hepatic failure. Despite aggressive supportive care at hospital, he died of fulminant liver failure. The coroner …
27y · Female·Gunshot wound to the chest
…stairs, striking Ms Jovanovic who was at the top of the stairwell. The bullet caused catastrophic thoracic injury with blood accumulation compressing the heart and lungs, leading to death at Gold Coast University Hospita…
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