121 results for “liver injury”
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
…orce trauma to the head sustained on 24-25 March 2017. She had a history of heavy alcohol use and advanced liver disease. The circumstances of her injury remain unclear—it could have resulted from a fall or assault. Cli…
48y · Male·Decompensated liver and renal disease; alcoholic liver disease in the circumstan…
Roderick Allen, 48, died from decompensated liver and renal disease secondary to severe alcoholic liver disease, complicated by burns and smoke inhalation s…
65y · Female·decompensated liver failure
…ious diagnoses. The coroner found no systemic failures, though the family questioned delayed disclosure of liver disease severity. Her death from decompensated liver failure was ultimately related to end-stage cirrhosis…
57y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to drug-induced liver injury caused by sodium valproate …
…aine relief; (2) continuation of aspirin throughout her admission at Caboolture Hospital despite plans for liver biopsy, delaying the procedure; (3) inappropriate re-introduction of sodium valproate at Royal Brisbane an…
59y · Male·multiorgan failure complicating paracetamol toxicity
… overdose. Police responded promptly and he was transferred to Dandenong Hospital where he developed acute liver failure and multi-organ failure despite maximal intensive care and N-acetylcysteine. Transfer to Austin Ho…
53y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest in a person with blunt force head injury, end-stage liv…
Sharon Bell was found dead in her hallway on 25 May 2013 aged 53. She had end-stage liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy, had suffered recent blunt force head injuries of unclear origin, and …
56y · Male·unascertainable; complications of liver cirrhosis and/or exposure most likely
Delray Beasley, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic liver cirrhosis from longstanding alcohol abuse, was admitted to Kalgoorlie Hospital in May 2010 following an al…
52y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall following excessive consumption of alcohol
…hrombocytopenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased at home following a fall with head injury. He had a history of frequent falls while intoxicated. At the time of his death, he had recently been arre…
56y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture due to blunt force injury to …
…ichael Clarke, aged 56, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to splenic rupture following blunt force injury to his back. The fatal injury occurred after he was kicked by Jeffrey Zinn during a violent altercation at…
60y · Female·acute cerebral bleed resulting from blunt trauma and late haemorrhagic progressi…
…gton, aged 60, died from acute cerebral bleed resulting from haemorrhagic progression of a traumatic brain injury sustained in a bathroom fall on 21 September 2015. The injury caused a contre coup contusion to the opposi…
3y · Female·Complications of blunt force trauma to the abdomen
…d by her mother's partner deliberately stepping on her abdomen with his full body weight (~100kg), causing liver rupture and massive intra-abdominal haemorrhage. The perpetrator deliberately concealed the injury from th…
67y · Male·Fulminant liver failure
A 67-year-old man presented to his GP with discoloured urine. Blood tests revealed acute liver toxicity but critical results were communicated via facsimile, with unclear timing of GP's review. The pat…
35y · Male·head injury in a man with chronic liver disease
…5-year-old male prisoner with chronic hepatitis C cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia died from traumatic brain injury sustained during an unprovoked assault by another prisoner. A single punch caused him to fall backward ont…
61y · Male·end stage renal failure, in the context of type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic …
Robert Curtis, a 61-year-old Aboriginal man with end-stage renal disease, end-stage liver disease, and poorly controlled diabetes, was imprisoned for driving while disqualified on 4 February 2019.…
Female·Combination of liver failure, blood loss and shock following needle biopsy
Alyssa, a 9-week-old infant, died from hemorrhage following a liver biopsy at Monash Medical Centre. She had persistent jaundice, and biopsy was undertaken to investigate pot…
27y · Male·exsanguination due to ruptured right kidney, renal vessels, and liver from motor…
…d struck a concrete culvert, causing severe injuries including a ruptured right kidney, renal vessels, and liver damage. The coroner found that both occupants had consumed alcohol. Transport to Maryborough Base Hospital…
59y · Female·Complications of blunt force chest injuries with clinically diagnosed Pseudomona…
A 59-year-old woman with Child Pugh C liver cirrhosis and COPD suffered a single-vehicle crash on 15 October 2024 after losing control of her vehicle …
70y · Male·severe metabolic acidosis due to multi organ failure including liver ischaemia
…ed consent and produced an inadequate operation report that didn't document surgical difficulties or organ injury. Postoperatively, there were missed opportunities for earlier recognition of deterioration (inadequate obs…
85y · Male·Liver ischaemia and portal vein thrombosis complicating emergency cholecystectom…
…omy for acute cholecystitis with Mirizzi's syndrome. Intraoperative complications included major bile duct injury, right hepatic artery transection, and portal vein occlusion—all iatrogenic injuries from difficult dissec…
73y · Male·Metastatic rectal carcinoma
…iate, with palliative measures including pain and agitation management, removal of restraints causing skin injury, and activation of end-of-life protocols. The coroner found no relationship between his custodial status a…
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