7 results for “plaster cast application”
58y · Female·Haemorrhagic shock complicating pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep…
…58-year-old woman with obesity (BMI 38) sustained a metatarsal fracture and was treated with a below-knee plaster cast by her GP. Despite appropriate initial assessment and consultation with a haematologist regarding VT…
85y · Female·Complications of a left ankle fracture (operated)
…) sustained a left ankle fracture requiring surgical repair. A significant delay occurred in removing her plaster cast and sutures—the cast remained on for 5 weeks instead of the intended 2 weeks due to communication fa…
45y · Male·massive pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis of the left leg
…ring surgical wound management and foot fracture immobilization. He was discharged with the fracture in a plaster cast but did not receive prophylactic anticoagulation therapy. The coroner found he was at high risk for …
31y · Female·Septicaemia following Acute Osteomyelitis following Fractures of the Left Leg
…Royal Darwin Hospital on 22 April 2005 with a tibial and fibular fracture, was treated appropriately with plaster immobilisation, and discharged with a management plan and fracture clinic follow-up appointment. However,…
42y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism and deep calf vein thrombosis
Shane Kerstjens, a 42-year-old man with cerebellar dystrophy and intellectual disability, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis. He sustained a tibia and fibula fracture on 6 September 2007, requir…
60y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in a man with deep vein thrombosis following a fractur…
A 60-year-old man with obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia sustained a fractured right ankle in a motorcycle collision. He presented to ED with chest pain on 3 November but was diagnosed with musculoskeletal pain; EC…
87y · Female·pneumonia following complications from a fractured left wrist sustained in a fal…
Mrs Webberley, 87, resident of a residential aged care facility (RACF), sustained an unwitnessed fall on 1 November 2021 resulting in a left wrist fracture (Colles' fracture). She was initially assessed at the RACF but n…
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