30 results for “obstructive shock”
76y · Male·combined effects of acute myocardial infarction and urosepsis
Pasquale Esposito, age 76, died in custody at Lyell McEwin Hospital from combined acute myocardial infarction and urosepsis. He had extensive cardiac history including prior MI, CABG, COPD, and recent stent placement. On…
69y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis in the settin…
…atory distress on 26 May 2016. He was diagnosed with infective exacerbation of COPD and treated for septic shock. However, autopsy revealed acute myocardial infarction secondary to critical coronary artery atheroscleros…
54y · Female·sepsis
…le comorbidities including cardiac failure, respiratory failure, and obesity. She deteriorated with septic shock secondary to pneumonia and was transferred to ICU where she was intubated and given morphine sedation desp…
60y · Female·haemorrhagic shock and respiratory failure due to right-sided haemothorax compli…
A 60-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer and COAD died from haemorrhagic shock due to right-sided haemothorax complicating thoracentesis. The procedure was appropriately performed to dr…
81y · Female·ischaemic bowel
…ychiatric care under Mental Health Act detention. On 9 May 2009, her physical health acutely declined with shock-like symptoms. Emergency laparotomy revealed extensive bowel ischaemia deemed incompatible with life. She …
81y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with acute on chronic renal failure
An 81-year-old man with chronic respiratory disease and renal failure died from community-acquired pneumonia complicated by acute-on-chronic renal failure. He presented to hospital on 25 April 2023 with respiratory failu…
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
A 65-year-old man with significant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, diabetes, obesity) underwent colorectal surgery for adenocarcinoma. Post-operative course was complicated by anastomotic breakdown causing sepsis on day 1…
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
A 65-year-old man with severe chronic lung disease, COPD, and coronary artery disease died at home. Evidence suggests he deliberately ingested benzodiazepines and possibly other substances in a self-harm attempt. However…
74y · Male·small intestinal ischaemia caused by aortic atherosclerosis
…8 hours. The underlying ischaemic bowel was not diagnosed until 9pm when he was critically ill with septic shock and multiple organ failure. By then, his entire small intestine was dead and surgery could not save him. K…
68y · Male·Complications following myocardial infarction and its treatment in a man with mu…
…d without complication on 5 June. Despite appropriate medical management, he deteriorated with cardiogenic shock and died on 9 June. The coroner found no major contributing factors from the VasCath error. The only ident…
64y · Male·Peritonitis, due to or as a consequence of a ruptured gallbladder, due to or as …
Dennis Childs, a 64-year-old Indigenous man serving a life sentence, died from peritonitis secondary to a ruptured gallbladder. On 8 December 2018, he presented with abdominal pain at the correctional centre but refused …
60y · Female·Peritonitis due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for treatment o…
60-year-old woman died from septic shock due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for synchronous bowel cancers. Early postoperative br…
57y · Female·Intra-abdominal Haemorrhage following Appendectomy, with contributing factor of …
…tively, mesenteric tears caused intra-abdominal haemorrhage (1600mls), but this was misdiagnosed as septic shock. The locum doctor managing post-operative care failed to recognize critical clues: severely low haemoglobi…
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
…c heart disease, atrial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease, and end-stage kidney disease, died from shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss from the left internal iliac artery after elective abd…
48y · Male·sepsis and renal failure due to perforated gastric ulcer
…rating of 8/10. Clinical observations were normal and he self-discharged. He re-presented on 22 October in shock with slurred speech, mottled skin, and pale appearance, found lying outside his home. Despite worsening pa…
43y · Male·Septic shock from streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis arising from streptococcus pne…
…d immunosuppressed patient with COPD on Crohn's disease therapy, died from streptococcus pneumoniae septic shock. He presented to a rural hospital ED on 6 November 2007 with respiratory compromise and low oxygen saturat…
75y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia in a man with comorbidities
A 75-year-old sentenced prisoner died from acute bronchopneumonia with comorbidities. Mr Rice had extensive medical complexity including COPD, cardiac disease, peripheral vascular disease, and diabetes. He was appropriat…
66y · Female·Blood loss due to tearing of the spleen and fractured ribs occasioned by a motor…
…ficers attributed this to intoxication rather than recognising concealed internal injuries and progressive shock. She was found pulseless at 10:40 AM. Resuscitation attempts failed. Key clinical lessons: (1) Intoxicatio…
62y · Female·Hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock (hysterectomy) in the context of cardiomegaly…
…osis, cardiomegaly, thrombocytopenia, chronic kidney disease, COPD) died from hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock during elective total laparoscopic hysterectomy for an endometrial polyp. Intraoperative blood loss was 20…
83y · Male·pneumonia and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Legionella ba…
An 83-year-old man died from pneumonia and respiratory distress caused by Legionella bacterium. He presented with abdominal symptoms and was initially misdiagnosed as having aspiration pneumonia rather than community-acq…
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