11 results for “knee replacement surgery”
63y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism
A 63-year-old woman died from pulmonary thromboembolism within 24 hours of bilateral total knee arthroplasty despite aspirin and sequential compression devices. The surgeon assessed her as standard risk …
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and delirium complicating surgery for left total knee repla…
An 83-year-old man with dementia and ischaemic heart disease underwent elective left total knee replacement under spinal anaesthesia to avoid general anaesthesia, as advised by geriatrician. Despite opti…
68y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, metoprolol, diazepam)
…iption drug toxicity (oxycodone, metoprolol, diazepam) following suicide. She had been awaiting right total knee replacement since 2017, which was cancelled three times: due to atrial fibrillation, infection, and finally…
51y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolus secondary to left deep vein thrombosis
… (BMI 31.5), died of pulmonary thromboembolism and left deep vein thrombosis six days after undergoing left knee arthroscopy. Critical clinical lessons: (1) VTE risk assessment forms were not completed on admission despi…
75y · Male·multifactorial causes on a background of ischaemic heart disease, generalised va…
…ng coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, died five days after elective right total knee replacement surgery. The coroner found that surgery should have been delayed due to markedly elevated creat…
77y · Female·multi-organ failure due to massive transfusion-induced coagulopathy following re…
…llowing massive transfusion-induced coagulopathy after a retroperitoneal haemorrhage of unknown origin post-knee replacement surgery. While Fragmin anticoagulation was appropriately prescribed, the critical issue was ina…
62y · Male·Septic arthritis complicating left knee joint prosthesis in the setting of statu…
…with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy died from septic arthritis of a prosthetic left knee joint. He presented with fever, knee pain, and delirium in November 2022, three months post-knee replacemen…
85y · Female·Multisystem failure complicating ischaemic heart disease and ischaemic bowel in …
Lydia Maxfield, 85, died 5 days after elective left total knee replacement at a private hospital from multisystem failure due to ischaemic heart disease and ischaemic bow…
54y · Male·Bowel ischaemia resulting from acute thrombosis of superior mesenteric artery an…
…s of his superior mesenteric artery and coeliac artery stents post-operatively. He had undergone left total knee replacement surgery at Fairfield Hospital on 28 September 2018. A vascular surgeon consultation had been ex…
73y · Male·Acute intracranial haemorrhage, due to or as a consequence of coagulopathy, due …
… anticoagulants (Clexane and Xarelto). He developed bilateral pulmonary emboli post-operatively after total knee replacement and was appropriately commenced on therapeutic anticoagulation with Clexane. When transitioning…
54y · Male·Respiratory failure secondary to prolonged ventilation for management of sepsis …
…cers, died from respiratory failure secondary to sepsis arising from an infected foot ulcer requiring above-knee amputation. He was incarcerated at Hopkins Correctional Centre when his condition deteriorated. Critical cl…
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