7 results for “peritoneal adhesions”
68y · Female·Presumed septic shock with multiple organ failure secondary to acute suppurative…
…m septic shock and multi-organ failure secondary to acute suppurative appendicitis complicated by recent peritoneal adhesion division. Admitted on 31 March 2005 with acute abdominal pain, she underwent laparoscopic adhes…
51y · Female·peritoneal sepsis with multiple organ failure due to perforation of bowel by for…
A 51-year-old woman with intellectual disability and schizoaffective disorder died from peritoneal sepsis and multiple organ failure caused by bowel perforation from a wooden stick. The stick entered her…
79y · Female·aspiration pneumonia caused by aspiration of emesis secondary to small bowel obs…
…ed by small bowel obstruction post-hysterectomy surgery. The obstruction resulted from both pre-existing adhesions and a post-operative haematoma at the surgical site. Critical clinical lessons: (1) repeated vomiting un…
69y · Female·faecal peritonitis due to small bowel obstruction and perforation due to periton…
…ied at home the next morning from faecal peritonitis due to small bowel obstruction and perforation from peritoneal adhesions. The coroner found the standard of care was seriously inadequate. Critical lessons: elderly pa…
43y · Female·sepsis secondary to extensive acute peritonitis following perforation of small b…
…oration during laparoscopic tubal ligation. She was at high risk due to previous abdominal surgeries and adhesions. A 4-5mm perforation occurred during the procedure but was not detected intraoperatively. Post-operative…
61y · Female·Peritonitis due to anastomotic leak at gastrectomy site; pathological obesity as…
…sleeve gastrectomy. The procedure itself was appropriate for her failed previous lap band surgeries. The peritoneal leak was likely contained for three days post-operatively before bursting on day three, causing sudden c…
62y · Female·Hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock (hysterectomy) in the context of cardiomegaly…
…-anaesthetic clinic and surgical team regarding investigation results. The cervical stenosis and complex adhesions encountered should have prompted consideration of conversion to open surgery earlier. Had platelets been…
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