24 results for “pericardial tamponade”
83y·cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium resulting from traumatic parietal peri…
An 83-year-old woman presented to the ED with chest pain and was found to have a pericardial effusion. She underwent an aortic angiogram but critical investigations including echocardiography were…
39y · Female·multiorgan failure and probable sepsis
…as intubated and admitted to ICU with suspected sepsis. CT imaging revealed bilateral consolidation and pericardial effusion; echocardiography confirmed tamponade, treated surgically by drainage. Despite initial haemody…
63y · Female·Haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) caused by perforation of the right vent…
Jane Oosterloo, 63, died from haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) caused by right ventricular perforation during ultrasound-guided transthoracic pericardiocen…
68y · Female·haemopericardium resulting from perforation of the pericardial sac during laparo…
Mrs Christine Flynn, aged 68, died from haemopericardium and pericardial tamponade following laparoscopic hiatus hernia repair. A 2mm perforation of the pericardial sac occurre…
65y · Male·Cardiac tamponade whilst undergoing CT-guided pericardiocentesis; perforation of…
A 65-year-old man with history of left pneumonectomy, COPD and cardiomyopathy died from cardiac tamponade during CT-guided pericardiocentesis. Key clinical issues: (1) Necessity of procedure was questionable—pa…
51y · Male·Pericardial tamponade complicating Type I aortic dissection in the setting of lo…
…was obtained. The patient arrested on 22 March and died. Autopsy revealed Type I aortic dissection with pericardial tamponade. The coroner found the diagnosis should have been considered, especially after back pain and …
74y · Male·Pericarditis post aortic valve surgery with large pericardial effusion leading t…
Ian Dunlop, a 74-year-old man, died from pericarditis with large pericardial effusion and tamponade four days after aortic valve replacement surgery. Post-operative imaging showed …
35y · Female·aortic dissection with associated acute aortitis
A 35-year-old Aboriginal woman with schizoaffective disorder presenting with acute psychosis and chest pain was appropriately referred for psychiatric assessment and retrieval. CareFlight transport was timely and the rec…
48y · Female·Neck and chest injuries sustained in the incident with the cherry picker. Mechan…
… for this purpose. Clinical lessons include recognition that workplace injuries causing crush asphyxia, pericardial tamponade, and multiple rib fractures require immediate advanced life support and emergency surgery—whi…
47y · Male·pericardial tamponade secondary to ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm …
Salvatore Accardo, a 47-year-old with previously diagnosed Marfan syndrome, died from pericardial tamponade secondary to ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm. He presented to Austin Hospital ED…
43y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to haemopericardium and tamponade complicating ru…
Mr Trevor McDonald, 43-year-old male, died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac tamponade complicating coronary angioplasty. During elective PCI at Frankston Hospital, he sustained right coronar…
7y · Female·cardiac tamponade due to total parenteral nutrition fluid leakage into the peric…
A 7-year-old girl with spina bifida died from cardiac tamponade caused by total parenteral nutrition (TPN) fluid leaking into the pericardial sac via a central venous l…
18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…
…c fatty liver disease, and obesity. She presented acutely with a leg wound and was found to have cardiac tamponade from pericardial effusion. Despite appropriate acute hospital care at Maroondah and Box Hill, the underl…
71y · Female·aortic dissection (Stanford Type A)
A 71-year-old woman presented to hospital with pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade, successfully treated by pericardiocentesis. The underlying cause wa…
38y · Male·haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) due to aortic dissection
James Maurice Smith, 38-year-old male, died from haemopericardium due to aortic dissection. He presented to ED on 9 June 2015 with severe back and abdominal pain, elevated lactate, and neurological symptoms suggesting va…
8y · Female·Chronic myocarditis subsequent to chemotherapy for sialoblastoma
…ospital was arranged promptly despite ad hoc helicopter evacuation procedures. Autopsy revealed massive pericardial and pleural effusions with cardiac tamponade. The myocarditis was likely viral infection superimposed o…
60y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to ruptured heart due to total parenteral nutrition due to…
A 60-year-old woman died from cardiac tamponade caused by TPN fluid leaking into the pericardium through a PICC line inserted to provide nutrition follo…
55y · Male·cardiac tamponade resulting from proximal aortic dissection due to hypertension
…chocardiogram confirmed dissection but the aorta further dissected during the procedure, causing cardiac tamponade and death. Had diagnosis occurred one day earlier, the patient had a 60% survival prospect.
72y · Male·Haemopericardium due to anti-coagulation treatment for pulmonary thromboemboliti…
…s pericarditis (a known post-CABG complication) with acute bleeding into the pericardium causing cardiac tamponade. Although the family raised concerns about delayed diagnoses and missed opportunities to escalate care, …
62y · Male·Multi-organ infarctions (brain, kidneys, heart) resulting from thromboemboli sec…
Mr TAM, a 62-year-old man with multiple cardiac conditions, died from multi-organ infarction secondary to an atrio-oesophageal fistula that developed after radio-frequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. The fistula is…
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