14 results for “intestinal ischaemia”
38y · Male·multi organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia from toxic megacolon relat…
A 38-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia died from multi-organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia caused by toxic megacolon from severe constipation. He was a detained patient on Clozapine and…
43y · Male·ischaemic small intestine due to incarceration of bowel in a mesenteric defect
…red to hospital. Expert surgical review confirmed staff provided standard-of-care management. Mesenteric ischaemia is notoriously difficult to diagnose even in tertiary centres; symptoms are non-specific and often out o…
66y · Male·Multi-system failure and ischaemic gut after left nephrectomy complicated by mas…
…l artery. Although vascular surgeons successfully repaired the aorta, the patient developed irreversible intestinal ischaemia. The coroner found that the surgeon's decision to use the stapler without clear visualisation …
74y · Male·small intestinal ischaemia caused by aortic atherosclerosis
…ansfer at 3:30am would have provided a greater chance of survival through timely surgery before complete intestinal necrosis.
65y · Male·peritonitis and necrosis of the bowel following a ruptured appendix
…tly performed. Post-operative complications including bowel perforation and transection developed due to intestinal ischaemia from the patient's chronic coronary disease, not surgical error. The coroner found no negligen…
9y · Male·sigmoid volvulus
Lawrence Betts, a 9-year-old Aboriginal boy with Goldenhar syndrome and developmental disability including pica (ingesting foreign substances), died from sigmoid volvulus complicated by ingestion of soil, sand, and stone…
4y · Female·volvulus of the large intestine
…ing RFDS transfer, she deteriorated acutely with septic shock. Post-mortem revealed caecal volvulus with intestinal ischaemia. The coroner found care was reasonable given circumstances but identified that more frequent o…
73y · Male·sepsis due to ischemic gut due to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery
…list centre, potentially improving outcome. However, given the difficulty of diagnosing acute mesenteric ischaemia and the clinical uncertainty regarding whether earlier intervention would have altered the ultimate fata…
69y · Female·Intra-abdominal sepsis and shock with multi-organ failure following intestinal p…
A 69-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis and multi-organ failure following a perforated caecum that occurred after lumbar spine surgery. Post-operatively, she developed abdominal distension and pain initially…
52y · Male·Intestinal failure/sepsis arising from venous ischemia as a result of superior m…
Patrick Thomas, a 52-year-old man, died from intestinal failure and sepsis following an accidental division of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) during laparos…
29y · Female·peritonitis caused by ischaemia of the bowel due to gastrointestinal torsion (tw…
Shona Hookey, a 29-year-old Aboriginal woman with severe intellectual disability and aphasia, died of peritonitis secondary to bowel torsion. Critical failures occurred at multiple levels: carers at her group home delaye…
60y · Male·Ischaemic gut secondary to superior mesenteric artery dissection complicating in…
… acute abdominal pain with elevated lactate. Imaging revealed superior mesenteric artery dissection with intestinal ischaemia—a recognised but uncommon complication of IABP. Despite emergency surgery and revascularisatio…
68y · Male·Ischaemic small and large intestine complicating cardiogenic shock in the settin…
Ignac Lecek, 68, with hypertension and gout, collapsed in custody and died of ischaemic bowel complicated by cardiogenic shock in the setting of ischaemic heart disease. He complained of feeling ill on 2 October while in…
1y · Male·Complication of burns and trauma to the mesenteric artery
A 15-month-old child died from complications of severe scalding burns (55% of body) sustained when left unsupervised in a bath of hot water (65°C) for 10-15 minutes, combined with traumatic mesenteric artery tears of unk…
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