12 results for “neurosurgical drain insertion”
59y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage
…ith intraventricular rupture. He was transferred to Royal Melbourne Hospital where an external ventricular drain was inserted and he received intensive care management. Despite medical intervention, his neurological rec…
43y · Male·Multi-organ failure with coagulopathy secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic…
A 43-year-old man with a colloid cyst of the third ventricle presenting with progressive headache was admitted for planned endoscopic surgery. Surgery was delayed from Friday to Monday due to unavailability of specialist…
74y · Female·Non traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage with further deterioration post medical …
…operative imaging showed new intraventricular haemorrhage and hydrocephalus requiring external ventricular drain insertion. Despite appropriate management, Dorothy subsequently developed a new contralateral spontaneous …
4y · Male·acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
…ia, and intraocular haemorrhage. Despite appropriate management including chemotherapy, leukapheresis, neurosurgical intervention for cerebral bleeding, and stem cell transplant in Sydney, he relapsed in July 2015. Medi…
81y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall
…irectly to treating clinicians, contrary to Northern Health policy and RANZCR standards. While earlier neurosurgical referral may have been considered, the coroner could not establish with certainty that earlier interve…
10y · Female·congenital hydrocephalus
…stem failures in medical imaging accessibility contributed to the delay. Earlier diagnosis and ventricular drainage might have improved survival chances, though this could not be proven definitively. Key lessons: (1) ma…
77y · Female·Intracranial haemorrhage suffered during the course of neurosurgery
Oi Fong Chan, a 77-year-old woman, underwent endoscopic trans-nasal pituitary surgery at Concord Hospital on 8 December 2006 to remove a benign pituitary adenoma. During the operation, the surgical team inadvertently enc…
15y · Male·Cerebral ischaemia in a young man with a blocked ventricular peritoneal shunt an…
…n, seizures). Critical clinical opportunities to diagnose the intermittently blocked shunt and arrange neurosurgical intervention were missed. At Fremantle Hospital, Dr P. found the shunt valve 'tense' but lacked knowle…
57y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to ruptured mycotic aneurysm due to infective endo…
Cary James Saunders, aged 57, a prisoner with pre-existing mitral valve prolapse and aortic regurgitation, died from intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus mitis. He present…
64y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus as a result of bilateral deep vein thrombosis which dev…
RW, a 64-year-old with chronic ischaemic heart disease, suffered traumatic brain injury from an intentional motorcycle collision and underwent emergency neurosurgery. He was subsequently treated with unfractionated hepar…
25y · Male·traumatic basal subarachnoid haemorrhage due to vertebral artery dissection
Phillip Hughes, a 25-year-old professional cricketer, died from traumatic basal subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by vertebral artery dissection after being struck on the neck by a cricket ball during a Sheffield Shield ma…
43y · Female·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm
Trina McGrady, a 43-year-old Goomeroi woman, died from subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm on 15 September 2020. She had been admitted to John Hunter Hospital following incidental discovery of two l…
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