25 results for “low blood pressure (hypotension)”
74y · Male·small intestinal ischaemia caused by aortic atherosclerosis
A 74-year-old man presented to hospital with abdominal pain following a fall. He developed hypotension, fever, tachycardia, and elevated inflammatory markers consistent with …
24y · Female·peri-myocarditis in the presence of sub clinical Addison's disease
…2009 and was diagnosed with viral pleurisy without specific investigations for Addison's disease. While her low-normal blood pressure and significant weight loss were features of Addison's, the expert found these were a…
63y · Male·Right cerebral infarction caused by infusion of medication via central venous li…
…sed via the arterial line, causing right cerebral infarction. The clinician relied on absence of pulsatile flow and blood colour to confirm placement but failed to perform manometry, transduction, or blood gas assessmen…
Unknown·Ms Fensom: influenza A (H1N1 2009, pandemic swine flu) with myocarditis causing …
…orning on 18 August, but the treating registrar (Dr V.) failed to recognise the seriousness of persistently low blood pressure despite it not responding to fluid therapy. Mr Taankink (26), an asthmatic, was prescribed T…
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
77-year-old male died from complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effusion post-coronary bypass surgery, in the setting of pre-existing renal impairme…
31y · Female·Ruptured splenic artery aneurysm with extensive retroperitoneal and intraperiton…
…potension on 21 March 2010. She was assessed by registrar Dr F. and covering specialist Dr L., with initial low blood pressure attributed to musculoskeletal pain from dancing. Investigations were unremarkable. After dis…
86y · Female·Bradycardic arrest secondary to relative hypoperfusion while undergoing surgery …
An 86-year-old woman underwent elective surgery to excise a probable squamous cell carcinoma from her left hand with split-thickness skin grafting under local anaesthesia with intravenous sedation. She suffered an unexpe…
76y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…nstellation of symptoms and prior AAA history. A CT scan would likely have been diagnostic and might have allowed intervention, though prognosis would have been poor given Mr Carter's comorbidities.
51y · Female·community acquired pneumonia
…eatment, an Acomed infusion pump failed silently, temporarily compromising noradrenaline delivery when her blood pressure was critically low (60 mmHg systolic). Despite manual administration resumption and maximal vasop…
21y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
…ptember 2008. Dr G. identified clinical signs concerning for cardiac disease (tachycardia, finger clubbing, low blood pressure) but delayed investigations until Monday. Dean deteriorated and attended ED on 7 September, …
29y · Male·Florid myocarditis
…. Key clinical lessons: syncope is concerning and mandates cardiac evaluation; young patients with fatigue, low blood pressure, and syncope require careful differential diagnosis including cardiac causes; chest ausculta…
75y · Male·multifactorial causes on a background of ischaemic heart disease, generalised va…
…s: absent pre-operative physician-led assessment despite high-risk profile; failure to recognise critically low urine output (3ml) post-operatively despite protocols; poor fluid balance charting and medication managemen…
0y · Male·multifactorial with severe hypoxia/hypotension which occurred in the background …
Everett Carleton died at birth following an emergency caesarean section complicated by unexpected placenta praevia and umbilical cord transection…
48y · Female·Sepsis due to pulmonary and cutaneous infections, with urinary tract infection a…
A 48-year-old tetraplegic woman died from sepsis originating from a necrotic sacral pressure wound. Multiple system failures contributed: inadequate pressure sore prevention at the disability care p…
38y · Female·Streptococcus Group A Septicaemia (Post Partum-Puerperal Sepsis)
…year-old woman, died on 6 April 2006 from untreated Group A Streptococcal septicaemia (puerperal sepsis) following childbirth at Osborne Park Hospital. She developed fever (38°C) at 3am on 5 April, only three hours afte…
80y · Female·peritonitis due to sigmoid resection margin leak following extended right hemico…
June Olive Pegg, 80, died from peritonitis following anastomotic leak after extended right hemicolectomy for colonic cancer. Critical delays in diagnosis occ…
Female·Verris Dawn Wright: septic shock due to small bowel ischaemia secondary to small…
…sing clinical deterioration in rural hospital patients. Mrs Wright, 86, presented with abdominal pain and a low temperature (early sepsis), but staff did not escalate when she deteriorated over four hours. No doctor rev…
63y · Male·pneumonia complicating anoxic brain injury, due to post-operative haemorrhage as…
A 63-year-old man died from pneumonia complicating anoxic brain injury following a post-operative haemorrhage from the inferior epigastric artery during ileostomy closure surgery. The c…
81y · Female·left haemothorax and mediastinal haemorrhage from the insertion site of the perm…
An 81-year-old woman died from haemothorax and mediastinal haemorrhage following pacemaker insertion for sick sinus syndrome. Multiple venous punctures during the procedure caused vascu…
86y · Male·Septic shock secondary to urosepsis
…ith fluid restriction, bowel preparation, and insulin adjustment. Despite overnight clinical deterioration (low blood pressure, rectal bleeding, poor oral intake), he was discharged on day 2. An emergency physician revi…
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