7 results for “polycythaemia”
59y · Male·pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis following right hip replacem…
…-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism following right hip replacement surgery. He had mild polycythaemia and elevated BMI (33.26), both risk factors for deep vein thrombosis. Pre-operatively he was classifie…
49y · Male·small intestinal infarction due to mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis associa…
Gary Walpole, a 49-year-old teacher with polycythaemia rubra vera, died from small intestinal infarction due to mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis. He was…
82y · Male·sepsis due to faecal peritonitis due to suture failure of bowel anastomosis foll…
…iagnosis was delayed because he lacked typical sepsis markers (normal white cell count, afebrile). His polycythaemia and advanced age likely compromised wound healing. CT scan eventually revealed contained leak with gas…
86y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash and p…
…ion. He had significant comorbidities including congestive cardiac failure, diabetes, hypertension and polycythaemia rubra vera. His hospital course was complicated by progressive frailty, deconditioning, decreased oral…
85y · Female·Pulmonary embolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis, precipitated by minor fall
An 85-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following a minor fall. She was admitted to Maryborough Hospital with chest infection and abdominal pain. Despite being identified as hi…
71y · Male·Complications following a right hepatic artery injury following an open cholecys…
A 71-year-old man with myelofibrosis and prior abdominal surgery died from complications of a right hepatic artery injury during open cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. The operative decision was reasonable and the…
75y · Female·pyelonephritis and pneumonia
Molly Jessie Smith, a 75-year-old woman with longstanding severe mental illness, died of pyelonephritis and pneumonia on 16 August 2009. She had been in state psychiatric care continuously for 53 years. During her final …
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