24 results for “perforated bowel”
51y · Male·Complications of Recurrent Small Bowel Obstruction (palliated)
…wn syndrome and chronic liver disease secondary to Hepatitis B, died from complications of recurrent small bowel obstruction. He had undergone emergency surgery in June 2018 for a perforated bowel with foreign body (sus…
90y · Female·abdominal sepsis complicating perforated diverticular abscess of the sigmoid col…
Thelma Annie Ogilvy, a 90-year-old woman from rural Victoria, died from abdominal sepsis complicating a perforated diverticular abscess. She presented with bowel obstruction requiring laparotomy on 21 October 2019, was …
70y · Female·Perforated diverticulitis
… later with haematemesis. She was admitted and stabilised but deteriorated further, with imaging revealing bowel perforation. Given her advance directives (Do Not Resuscitate order and Medical Power of Attorney), surgic…
93y · Male·Multisystem failure complicating sepsis secondary to perforated viscus
… died in the Alfred Hospital on 1 December 2015 from multisystem failure complicating sepsis following a perforated bowel. He was receiving palliative care. His grandson, Angus Tye, told nursing staff that he placed a pi…
67y · Female·perforated sigmoid volvulus with peritonitis upon a background of spinocerebella…
Betty Irene Ball, aged 67, died from perforated sigmoid volvulus with peritonitis on 2 February 2016. She had spinocerebellar ataxia and was resident in…
88y · Female·sepsis of unknown origin
… symptoms and deteriorating vital signs, transferred to hospital with sepsis of unknown origin (possibly perforated bowel, diverticulitis, colitis, or ischaemic bowel). Clinical lesson: early recognition of physical illn…
65y · Male·peritonitis and necrosis of the bowel following a ruptured appendix
A 65-year-old prisoner with severe triple-vessel coronary artery disease died from peritonitis and bowel necrosis following an appendectomy. Initial surgery for perforated appendicitis was technically difficult …
Male·Faecal peritonitis due to perforated diverticulum
… to Bega Hospital Emergency Department on 2 March 2006 with severe abdominal pain from diverticulitis with bowel perforation. Dr B., the attending Career Medical Officer, formed an unfounded belief the patient was drug-…
68y · Male·Metastatic colorectal carcinoma
Barry Johnson, a 68-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy and dysphagia, died from metastatic colorectal carcinoma at his specialist disability accommodation home. He had been diagnosed with a…
67y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septic shock consequent on faecal peritonitis due to …
…d abdominal pain post-operatively. A laparoscopy on 8 October misinterpreted findings and missed ischaemic bowel—a critical diagnostic error. The expert review identified a 48-hour delay before appropriate laparotomy on…
82y · Female·peritonitis due to a perforated viscus (proximal jejunum) resulting from motor v…
…hicle accident causing blunt abdominal trauma. Despite initial clinical assessment appearing adequate, a perforated jejunum with developing peritonitis was not diagnosed until early morning of day 2, when she had deterio…
69y · Male·peritonitis due to perforated bowel
…appropriate psychiatric and medical care during his admission, he developed peritonitis secondary to large bowel perforation, complicated by Clostridium bacteraemia and hepatocellular carcinoma. He was transferred to IC…
69y · Male·Perforated bowel/septicaemia as a result of diverticulitis
… with a diagnosis of depression and constipation. He returned 2 days later critically unwell and died of perforated bowel and septicaemia secondary to diverticulitis. Critical failures included: missing early signs of se…
79y · Male·complications of peritonitis
A 79-year-old man with multiple comorbidities presented with a perforated bowel requiring emergency Hartmann's procedure. The operating surgeon, Dr L.-Ming Schmidt, made a catast…
48y · Male·sepsis and renal failure due to perforated gastric ulcer
A 48-year-old man with hepatitis C and schizo-affective disorder presented to West Coast District Hospital on 20 October 2014 with severe abdominal pain radiating to the right shoulder tip, generalised tenderness, and a …
47y · Male·Multi organ failure and sepsis complicating ulcerating colitis and intestinal ob…
… total hip replacement but developed post-operative complications including pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, bowel obstruction, and severe constipation. He was readmitted to hospital eight hours after discharge following …
69y · Female·Intra-abdominal sepsis and shock with multi-organ failure following intestinal p…
A 69-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis and multi-organ failure following a perforated caecum that occurred after lumbar spine surgery. Post-operatively, she developed abdominal distension an…
9y · Female·peritonitis due to perforated small bowel due to blunt abdominal trauma
Nine-year-old Leila Baartse-Harkin died from peritonitis due to a perforated small bowel sustained when she fell from a swing. Despite three medical encounters within 36 hours, the …
72y · Female·Peritonitis due to perforated diverticulum in transverse colon
…ain and vomiting. She was initially managed conservatively with a provisional diagnosis of pancreatitis or bowel obstruction. During overnight observation in the surgical ward, her clinical condition deteriorated marked…
8y · Male·Septic shock consequent on burst appendix with peritonitis
Jacob Belim, aged 8, presented to a GP with appendicitis on 24 March 2009 but the diagnosis was missed. The next day, his treating doctor correctly diagnosed ruptured appendix and referred him urgently to hospital. At Li…
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