27 results for “leg fracture surgery”
34y · Female·Complications of fall with fractured ankle and subsequent deep venous thrombosis…
…cations of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) with pulmonary embolism and paradoxical stroke following elective fracture repair surgery. She had multiple known DVT risk factors: immobility from leg casting, recent long-haul fl…
77y · Female·myocardial infarction
Eileen Sarah Elliott, aged 77, died of myocardial infarction following a fall and leg fracture in January 2000. She was admitted to Glenside Hospital under a Mental Health Act detention order f…
42y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism and deep calf vein thrombosis
…disability, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis. He sustained a tibia and fibula fracture on 6 September 2007, requiring surgical fixation. Although prescribed clexane (low-molecular-weight hepar…
Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis following lower leg fractu…
Two women aged 48 and 59 presented to Shellharbour Hospital ED with lower leg fractures sustained in falls. Both were treated conservatively with immobilization (splint and plaster back…
31y · Female·Septicaemia following Acute Osteomyelitis following Fractures of the Left Leg
…Manyita, a 31-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from septicaemia following acute osteomyelitis complicating fractures of her left leg. She presented to Royal Darwin Hospital on 22 April 2005 with a tibial and fibular fract…
35y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis complicating lef…
…oembolism caused by deep vein thrombosis following a severe motorcycle accident that resulted in pelvic and leg fractures. He was treated surgically at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, and commenced on a specialized h…
35y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis complicating lef…
John Matthew Murray, aged 35, died of pulmonary thromboembolism complicating pelvic and leg fractures sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital and underwent exte…
45y · Male·massive pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis of the left leg
…in thrombosis, 15 days after a motorcycle injury in Thailand requiring surgical wound management and foot fracture immobilization. He was discharged with the fracture in a plaster cast but did not receive prophylactic an…
54y · Male·Pulmonary embolus
…His Goldmix Stock Feeds truck suffered catastrophic suspension failure when both right front leaf springs fractured due to fatigue cracks developed from driving on rough country roads. The primary leaf spring failed firs…
41y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash with superimposed infection
…momentary inadvertence possibly influenced by sun glare. Mr Lucas sustained severe injuries including right leg amputation, pelvic infection, and spinal fracture with paralysis, dying from infection superimposed on unsu…
26y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis (left leg) due to fracture…
A 26-year-old woman with a tibia fracture died from pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis. Despite multiple risk factors (obesity, oral co…
47y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolus
A 47-year-old nurse suffered a workplace fall resulting in a left ankle fracture requiring below-knee immobilisation. She was managed conservatively with a temporary cast for one week, t…
51y · Male·cerebral fat embolism due to surgery for multiple traumatic injuries sustained i…
Andrew Constantine Georgiou, 51, died from cerebral fat embolism following multiple severe leg and pelvic injuries sustained in a vehicle crash. He crossed the centre line on Tea Tree Road and collided …
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
… December 2009. She sustained three falls on Christmas Day, with the final fall at 7:30 PM resulting in a fractured left hip that was not identified by nursing staff. Nurse Meyer assessed her after this fall, noted a hea…
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
Nola Inez Daniel, 83, died from complications following a hip fracture and subsequent surgery at Bunbury Regional Hospital on 7 January 2010. She sustained a fractured left nec…
75y · Male·Traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
…adder use. He suffered a traumatic brain injury with extensive intracranial haemorrhage and base of skull fracture. Emergency surgery (hemicraniectomy) was performed but the injury proved non-survivable. The coroner emph…
83y · Female·Diffuse Alveolar Damage in a woman with recent leg fracture and Atherosclerotic …
…ity limitations fell from her bed while on a bedpan at an aged care facility, sustaining a compound ankle fracture. The registered nurse on duty had left her unattended on the bedpan with a commode nearby, contrary to ca…
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 facto…
56y · Male·Complications of atraumatic bilateral femoral fractures (repaired) during a seiz…
…, a 56-year-old man with Down syndrome and dementia, sustained multiple seizure-related bilateral femoral fractures. A subtle posterior cortical fracture to his left femur, sustained during a seizure on 15 June 2019, was…
86y · Male·Multisystem failure complicating injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision…
…motor vehicle collision. He was struck by a prime mover while crossing against traffic, sustaining a broken leg, pelvis fracture, and head lacerations. He developed chest and urinary sepsis, requiring inotropic support,…
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