13 results for “pelvic CT imaging”
91y · Female·Complications of pelvic fractures sustained in a fall
A 91-year-old woman with osteoporosis and multiple comorbidities sustained pelvic fractures in a mechanical fall at home. She presented to the ED where initial hip x-ray showed no fracture…
76y · Male·right lower lobe pneumonia on a background of frontotemporal dementia, chronic o…
…poral dementia, COPD, and osteoporosis died of right lower lobe pneumonia following multiple falls causing pelvic and rib fractures at a nursing home. He was admitted to hospital on 9 February 2022 with post-fall pain, s…
88y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
…ned when struck by a motor vehicle while crossing a poorly-lit road as a pedestrian. He suffered bilateral pelvic fractures, lumbar spine fractures, aortic transection, haemopneumothorax, and subarachnoid haemorrhage. De…
83y · Female·Pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures sustained in the setting of mult…
Margaret Barton, 83, died of pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures from multiple falls. Critical clinical lessons: (1) The Oxazepam regimen directly contributed to…
76y · Female·Undetermined (natural causes)
…ic disorder and paranoid delusions, presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and small bowel obstruction. Imaging revealed bilateral adnexal masses. Due to her lack of insight and refusal of interventions, she was place…
35y · Male·Fall from a height injuries including a ruptured thoracic aorta associated with …
…llegations of rough handling during first aid. Given the aortic rupture's 90% mortality rate requiring CT imaging and cardiothoracic surgery, there were no interventions available at the scene that could have prevented …
54y · Male·Complications of pelvic and spinal fractures sustained in a fall in man with Dow…
…ew William Barr, a 54-year-old man with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia, died from complications of pelvic and spinal fractures sustained in a fall. Following his mother's death in January 2021 and his February fa…
23y · Female·Necrotising retroperitoneal fasciitis due to acute perforated gangrenous appendi…
…ated white cells, pyuria suggesting UTI), she self-discharged against medical advice on 1 May 2015 before imaging could exclude surgical causes. The hospital was unaware of her OPG guardianship status. She re-presented …
17y · Female·multiple injuries
Afrikah Rose Pearl Philp, aged 17, died from multiple injuries sustained in a high-speed vehicle collision on 6 October 2017 while being pursued by police. She had a complex medical history including psychogenic non-epil…
78y · Female·multi-organ failure due to haemorrhage into the abdomen, pelvis and retroperiton…
… the posterior approach but surgery continued without re-exploration of the anterior site. Post-operative imaging failed to identify the bleeding source, though autopsy revealed significant haemorrhage. Expert reviewers…
53y · Female·sepsis and multiple organ failure attributable to infarction/necrosis of small b…
A 53-year-old woman with Type II diabetes, obesity, and Korsakoff dementia presented with acute severe abdominal pain from superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thrombosis at 3:00 AM on 19 August. Despite elevated lactate, me…
56y · Male·sepsis
A 56-year-old man died from sepsis following elective bladder cancer surgery. Post-operative infection developed with clear clinical signs: elevated CRP (205-284 mg/L), positive bacterial cultures (Staphylococcus aureus,…
75y · Female·multiple organ failure due to severe anaemia secondary to blood loss post electi…
A 75-year-old woman died from multiple organ failure due to severe anaemia after elective hysterectomy surgery. Critical failures occurred: the surgical and anaesthetic teams held conflicting understandings about whether…
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