32 results for “internal fixation”
51y · Male·cerebral fat embolism due to surgery for multiple traumatic injuries sustained i…
…r Georgiou had a patent foramen ovale (PFO), allowing fat emboli from long bone fractures and orthopaedic fixation to enter the cerebral circulation. The coroner found no issues with medical care and noted that fat embol…
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…ostate cancer, sustained a femoral fracture in a fall on 5 February 2020. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation on 10 February 2020 at Royal Hobart Hospital. Post-operatively he developed aspiration pneumonia…
42y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest caused by massive pul…
…ive pulmonary embolism. He sustained a tibial fracture in a motor vehicle accident and underwent external fixation. He developed a deep venous thrombosis despite receiving standard prophylaxis with enoxaparin 40mg daily …
85y · Female·general inanition on a background of vascular dementia and a recent right neck o…
… crash mats, and hip protectors with 30-minute safety checks. She underwent successful open reduction and internal fixation at Flinders Medical Centre and was discharged on 9 August 2020. Despite initial alertness, she d…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
…linders Medical Centre included decompressive craniectomy, extraventricular drain insertion, and fracture fixation. She developed a traumatic right internal carotid artery aneurysm on day 12 post-injury with catastrophic…
86y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia
… than substandard care. No medical management issues were identified. The coroner accepted that operative fixation was necessary for pain relief and that without surgery there was no chance of survival.
90y · Female·Renal failure secondary to gentamicin therapy for urinary tract infection (sepsi…
Ellen O'Connor, a 90-year-old woman with renal artery stenosis and coronary artery disease, died from acute renal failure following gentamicin administration for Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection. A single 2…
35y · Male·Hanging
…ber 2014. He had sustained bilateral mandibular fractures in January 2014 treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). By June 2014, imaging revealed delayed/non-union of the left fracture. A critical screw …
96y · Female·complications following a fractured distal right femur
A 96-year-old woman died from complications of a hip fracture sustained when pushed by a fellow resident with severe dementia at an aged care facility. The resident pressed the call bell for help, but the system was non-…
59y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity (propoxyphene, citalopram, oxazepam and others)
Mrs DA, aged 59, died from multiple drug toxicity (propoxyphene, citalopram, oxazepam and others) in March 2014. She had suffered a severe stroke in 2006 with resultant significant disability, chronic pain, and subsequen…
85y · Female·Sepsis relating to an infected right shoulder wound (including MRSA)
Ellen Plymin, aged 85, sustained a fractured humerus in a fall and underwent surgical fixation at Western Hospital on 10 May 2007. She returned to Westgate Aged Care Facility post-operatively on 14 Ma…
40y · Female·Sepsis secondary to ureteritis, pyelonephritis and aspiration pneumonia with a c…
A 40-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, autism, and schizoaffective disorder living in specialist disability accommodation died from sepsis secondary to ureteritis, pyelonephritis, and aspiration pneumonia. She had sust…
87y · Female·General inanition complicating mixed vascular and Alzheimer's dementia on a back…
Victoria Feldstein, 87, died of general inanition complicating mixed vascular and Alzheimer's dementia following a left humeral fracture sustained in aged care. She fell on 16 August 2020, initially managed conservativel…
80y · Female·Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a woman with Left Femur Fracture
Sheila Margaret Frith, 80, sustained a left femur fracture after falling at the top of an escalator at an immigration office on 4 July 2005. She was admitted to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital for urgent surgical repair. H…
91y · Female·exacerbation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia following sur…
Shirley Dorothy 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 surgica…
21y · Female·pulmonary embolism in association with deep vein thrombosis of the left leg
A 21-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism associated with deep vein thrombosis following ankle fracture surgery and immobilisation. She was discharged without thromboprophylaxis despite multiple VTE risk factors (…
99y · Male·Pneumonia
A 99-year-old man with cognitive decline sustained a hip fracture from a fall and subsequently underwent surgery with informed consent. He suffered cardiopulmonary arrest post-operatively and was resuscitated despite the…
54y · Male·Complications of cervical spinal stenosis treated with cervical laminectomy and …
Geoffrey Power, aged 54, with severe intellectual disability, blindness, and perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, underwent indicated cervical laminectomy and fusion for cervical stenosis. Post-operatively, he self-r…
73y · Female·atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary vascular disease
Ms Wallace, a 73-year-old woman with hypertension and other comorbidities, developed atrial fibrillation during orthopaedic surgery for a fibula fracture. She was discharged on flecainide 50mg daily, metoprolol, and riva…
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating surgery for pelvic and spinal fractures on a b…
A 76-year-old woman died from aspiration pneumonia following surgery for pelvic and spinal fractures sustained in a fall on a shopping centre travelator. She fell when her husband lost control of a shopping trolley with …
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