15 results for “minimal ischaemic heart disease”
51y · Male·respiratory failure and cardiac failure on a background of chronic obstructive l…
…and cardiac failure from acute pulmonary oedema and pneumonia on a background of chronic obstructive lung disease and ischaemic heart disease. He presented to the Royal Adelaide Hospital acutely short of breath and conf…
25y · Male·coronary thrombosis resulting from coronary atherosclerosis
A 25-year-old Aboriginal man with undiagnosed coronary artery disease collapsed and died one hour after a consultation at an Aboriginal health clinic. The coroner found the me…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
Brian Raymond Turner, 59, died from ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a medical c…
85y · Male·Advanced atherosclerotic coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease complic…
An 85-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and diabetes underwent endovascular repair of a recurrent abdominal aortic aneurysm…
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
…uring emergency reoperation but experts unanimously agreed it did not cause the anastomotic breakdown and minimally, if at all, impaired infection control. Death resulted from ischaemic heart disease under strain from s…
49y · Female·Fatal Cardiac Arrhythmia
Melissa Stokes, 49, died from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia one day after successful abdominal hysterectomy and sling surgery. The coroner found the cause was not opioid-induced respiratory depression despite post-operative…
67y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with alcohol intoxication in a man with ischaemic…
Eric Clarence Moody, a 67-year-old man with diabetes, chronic alcoholism, and ischaemic heart disease, died on 6 December 1999 after aspirating vomit while heavily intoxicated with methylated …
58y · Male·acute myocardial infarction caused by ischaemic heart disease
Gregory Merriman, a 58-year-old Aboriginal man, died from acute myocardial infarction caused by advanced ischaemic heart disease while in custody at Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre on 27 December 2022. He exper…
87y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest, with valvular hear…
…ocedure. The treating radiologist failed to recognize the seriousness of her deterioration, provided only minimal fluid resuscitation (50ml saline), left her without adequate supervision, and did not initiate resuscitat…
65y · Male·Traumatic high cervical spine injury in the setting of frontal head impact in a …
…ace. His pre-existing condition causing vertebral fusion made him highly vulnerable to severe injury from minimal force. The fall caused C2 and C5/6 vertebral fractures with spinal compression and subarachnoid haemorrha…
82y · Male·Complications of multiple injuries (palliated), sustained in a quad bike inciden…
An 82-year-old man died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a quad bike incident. He had failed a VicRoads eyesight test two years earlier, losing his driver's licence, yet continued riding an unregister…
85y · Female·Complications of subdural haematoma (evacuated), secondary to fall, contributed …
…rial fibrillation. She fell on 30 September 2007, striking her head. Personal care attendants (PCAs) with minimal training assessed her as having no apparent injury and did not call a doctor or ambulance, allowing 4 hou…
68y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of recent surgery
… and the death was not preventable, as pulmonary embolism is rare in this surgery type and presented with minimal specific clinical clues. Key learning: the diagnostic challenge of undifferentiated post-operative deteri…
57y · Male·Multiple Organ Failure and Intra-Abdominal Haemorrhage following Cholecystectomy
A 57-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, COAD, sleep apnoea) underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a regional hospital. The procedure was converted to open due to dense…
Unknown·smoke inhalation and burns from deliberately-lit fire (primary cause varies by i…
Fourteen elderly residents died in a deliberately-lit fire at Quakers Hill Nursing Home on 18 November 2011, set by drug-dependent nurse Roger Dean to destroy evidence of medication theft. Dean had worked while visibly i…
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