Coronial

7 results for open reduction and internal fixation of femur

TAShospital2022-11-30

Coroner's Finding: Hughes, Ellis Newton

83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia

…er with metastatic prostate cancer, sustained a femoral fracture in a fall on 5 February 2020. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation on 10 February 2020 at Royal Hobart Hospital. Post-operatively he developed…

orthopaedic surgeryemergency medicine
SAaged care2024-01-19

Coroner's Finding: Bell, Aileene

85y · Female·general inanition on a background of vascular dementia and a recent right neck o…

An 85-year-old woman with vascular dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and atrial fibrillation sustained a right neck of femur fracture from a fall at her aged care facility on 5 Aug…

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgery
VICaged care2024-04-30

Finding into death of Jean Meyer

96y · Female·complications following a fractured distal right femur

…ed regardless. The coroner emphasised the ongoing challenge of resident-to-resident aggression in aged care and the need for improved risk monitoring, assessment, and management processes to prevent future incidents.

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgerysystem
WAhospital2007-05

Inquest into the Death of frith

80y · Female·Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a woman with Left Femur Fracture

Sheila Margaret Frith, 80, sustained a left femur fracture after falling at the top of an escalator at an immigration office on 4 July 2005. She was admitte…

orthopaedic surgeryanaesthesiacommunicationsystemsolprin
VIChospital2023-11-29

Finding into death of Danielle Elizabeth Peters

40y · Female·Sepsis secondary to ureteritis, pyelonephritis and aspiration pneumonia with a c…

A 40-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, autism, and schizoaffective disorder living in specialist disability accommodation died from sepsis secondary to ureter…

general medicineinfectious diseases
VIChospital2016-03-15

Finding into death of Reginald John Brooks

99y · Male·Pneumonia

A 99-year-old man with cognitive decline sustained a hip fracture from a fall and subsequently underwent surgery with informed consent. He suffered cardiopulmonary arrest post-operatively a…

general medicineorthopaedic surgerycommunicationsystem
WAhospital2013-11-12

Inquest into the Death of Ford, Valma May Ruth

77y · Female·Complications following a recent fracture and surgical repair of the right hip i…

…dities (atrial fibrillation, aortic stenosis, chronic renal impairment, emphysema) on Warfarin sustained a femur fracture and underwent ORIF on day 3 of admission (19 Nov 2009). Key clinical lessons: (1) Admission urina…

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