14 results for “intraoperative haemorrhage”
81y · Female·hypovolemic shock due to haemorrhage during orthopaedic repair of a femur fractu…
Margaret Ann Whitney, an 81-year-old woman with vascular dementia, died from hypovolemic shock due to haemorrhage during orthopaedic surgery for a femoral fracture sustained in a fall at her nursing home. She had been…
62y · Male·Intraoperative haemorrhage due to metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (su…
A 62-year-old man died from intraoperative haemorrhage during surgery for a renal tumour initially diagnosed as benign anastomosing haemangioma o…
62y · Female·acute subarachnoid haemorrhage following perforation of the anterior communicati…
Ann Margaret Sansom, a 62-year-old woman with Type 2 diabetes and cirrhosis, died from subarachnoid haemorrhage following perforation of the anterior communicating artery during an endovascular coiling procedure for…
60y · Female·Penetrating injury of the descending thoracic aorta complicating spinal stabiliz…
A 60-year-old woman died from a penetrating injury to the descending thoracic aorta sustained during spinal stabilisation surgery for a T12 burst fracture. During pedicle cannulation, the surgical awl fractured the left …
78y · Female·multi-organ failure due to haemorrhage into the abdomen, pelvis and retroperiton…
…ar-old Jehovah's Witness died from multi-organ failure secondary to intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal haemorrhage following extensive anterior and posterior lumbar spinal fusion surgery. The patient had multiple comor…
75y · Female·hypovolaemic shock from excessive blood loss
Lorraine McDonald, age 75, died from hypovolaemic shock due to massive intraoperative bleeding during an anterior resection for rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma. Critical deficiencies included:…
78y · Male·Multiorgan failure consequent upon pulmonary lacerations and haemorrhage sustain…
A 78-year-old man died from multiorgan failure following complications during planned mitral and tricuspid valve surgery. During the initial surgery, a small superficial laceration to the right lower lobe lung occurred, …
40y · Male·Acute hepatic and renal failure in the setting of postoperative haemorrhage foll…
…sity, COPD, diabetes and hypertension died from acute hepatic and renal failure following postoperative haemorrhage after left radical nephrectomy for a 10cm renal cell carcinoma. The surgeon applied a vascular stapler …
39y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to multiple hypovolaemic cardiac arrests from cat…
Linda Parker, aged 39, died from hypoxic brain injury following catastrophic postpartum haemorrhage from placenta increta during caesarean delivery. Critical lessons: (1) Placenta increta risk was not de…
68y · Female·Haemorrhage secondary to right subclavian artery lacerations sustained during ce…
A 68-year-old woman died from massive blood loss following inadvertent puncture of the right subclavian artery during central venous line insertion. The anaesthetist used anatomical landmarks without ultrasound after an …
62y · Female·Hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock (hysterectomy) in the context of cardiomegaly…
…laemic and cardiogenic shock during elective total laparoscopic hysterectomy for an endometrial polyp. Intraoperative blood loss was 2000-2500mls (far exceeding typical 150-200mls). Critical gaps included: surgery commen…
34y · Male·Air embolism and severe haemorrhage due to perforation of the right subclavian v…
… sixth screw hole, the surgeon's drill penetrated the underlying right subclavian vein, causing massive haemorrhage. Despite aggressive resuscitation including blood products, intubation, and CPR, the patient deteriorat…
84y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of ty…
… atherosclerosis. He underwent total dental clearance (extraction of 15 teeth) on 1 March 2022 without intraoperative complications. The following day he developed vomiting, fever, back pain and deteriorated rapidly into…
Female·Emily Ruth Leonard: multi-organ failure due to overwhelming sepsis from a perfor…
…copic surgery on 30 October 2008; a colon perforation from diathermy-induced injury was not recognized intraoperatively and only became apparent 6 days post-discharge, resulting in multi-organ failure and death. Mrs Hill…
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