31 results for “large bowel obstruction”
34y · Female·aspiration pneumonia in the setting of pseudo-obstruction of the large bowel
34-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, developmental delay, epilepsy, chronic bowel pseudo-obstruction, and swallowing difficulties died from aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted to Austin…
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
…n with schizo-affective illness, hepatic cirrhosis, and substance abuse history died from complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction with aspiration pneumonia. He had been admitted involuntarily for acute psychosis…
82y · Male·Complications of large bowel obstruction in a man with diverticular disease and …
An 82-year-old man died from complications of large bowel obstruction secondary to a sigmoid mass while incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison. He presented with…
40y · Male·large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated carcinoma of rectum
A 40-year-old male died in prison custody from large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated rectal carcinoma. He had been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in…
53y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating large bowel obstruction due to faecal impactio…
…cluding Type II diabetes, cirrhosis, and chronic constipation, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating large bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction. She was admitted to Alfred Hospital on 3 November 2022 with abd…
72y · Female·Aspiration of gastric contents in a woman with a functional large bowel obstruct…
…hizophrenia, epilepsy, and constipation died from aspiration of gastric contents complicated by functional large bowel obstruction. She became unwell on 16 June 2012 with vague symptoms (feeling faint, refusing dinner, …
58y · Male·complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
Paul Desmond Smith, aged 58, died from complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction following discharge from hospital after inadequate assessment. He had presented t…
47y · Female·Large intestinal infarction due to volvulus
Sharon Lee McDonald, a 47-year-old woman with Down syndrome, died from large intestinal infarction secondary to volvulus (twisting of bowel). She was admitted with presumed faecal loa…
42y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of impacted large bowel in a man with intell…
…al disability, autism, and chronic constipation, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by an impacted large bowel. He was admitted to hospital on 12 October 2018 with acute pancreatitis and bowel obstruction, treat…
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating large bowel volvulus in a man with chronic dys…
Andrew John Martin, aged 57 with cerebral palsy and chronic dysphagia, was admitted with large bowel volvulus managed conservatively per advance directives. After clinical improvement, he was transferr…
55y · Male·Consequences of urothelial cancer
…er treated with cystoprostatectomy. After diagnosis of metastatic disease with spinal cord compression and bowel obstruction in September 2020, he elected palliative care and an Advanced Care Directive was completed. He…
74y · Male·Sepsis complicating pyelonephritis and pseudo large intestinal obstruction (pall…
… disability, Parkinson's disease, and dysphagia died from sepsis complicating pyelonephritis and pseudo-obstruction after prolonged hospitalisation. He was admitted in February 2024 with functional decline and experienc…
72y · Male·Complications of small bowel obstruction in a man with multiple medical co-morbi…
…nted to Austin Hospital with nausea, vomiting and decreased appetite. CT imaging revealed high-grade small bowel obstruction, large paraoesophageal hiatus hernia, and marked rectal faecal loading. Clinicians identified …
83y · Female·cardiac arrest from severe triple vessel coronary artery disease complicated by …
… Horsington, aged 83, died from cardiac arrest secondary to severe coronary artery disease, complicated by large bowel obstruction from rectal carcinoma. She presented to Roma Hospital with constipation and was diagnose…
35y · Male·acute vomit aspiration in a man with acute large intestine obstruction (severe m…
…nt-resistant schizophrenia, died at Graylands Hospital from acute vomit aspiration in the setting of acute large bowel obstruction and clozapine-induced gastrointestinal hypomotility. Despite appropriate psychiatric car…
88y · Female·Complications of a pedestrian accident including subarachnoid haemorrhage, subdu…
…ely at Ballarat Base Hospital with neurosurgery consultation. Subsequently she developed acute delirium, a large bowel obstruction, and NSTEMI. She was transferred to a rehabilitation facility then back to acute care, e…
49y · Female·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage, septic and haemorrhagic shock as a result of a lapa…
… died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicated by septic shock following delayed emergency surgery for bowel obstruction. She attended the emergency department six times over eleven days with identical symptoms but …
10y · Female·Ischaemic large bowel; large bowel obstruction secondary to chronic constipation
Child W, aged 10, died from ischaemic large bowel secondary to chronic constipation and faecal impaction. She had lifelong constipation and encopresis…
76y · Female·Undetermined (natural causes)
…with chronic psychotic disorder and paranoid delusions, presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and small bowel obstruction. Imaging revealed bilateral adnexal masses. Due to her lack of insight and refusal of interven…
53y · Female·infarction of the transverse colon due to mesenteric/retroperitoneal haemorrhage…
…lism was diagnosed and anticoagulation commenced. She developed abdominal pain and imaging suggested small bowel obstruction managed conservatively. Warfarin levels became dangerously high (6-8 September) leading to int…
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