7 results for “post-anaesthetic delirium”
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and delirium complicating surgery for left total knee repla…
…aesthesia, as advised by geriatrician. Despite optimal anaesthetic technique, he developed post-operative delirium with agitation and aggression, requiring a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order. He subsequently d…
49y · Male·pneumonia, hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest
49-year-old male with chronic cannabis dependence and depression developed post-surgical delirium following emergency anterior resection for perforated diverticulum. He became acutely agitated and parano…
84y · Male·acute aspiration complicating periprosthetic fractured right femur (operated) on…
…ent surgical repair on 25 December and was placed on a Level 1 Mental Health Act order for post-operative delirium. On 29 December, he aspirated vomit, became hypoxic, and died. The coroner found care was appropriate thr…
79y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of right elective total hip replacement
…, early mobilisation, mechanical foot compression, and hypotensive anaesthesia. Post-operatively, she had delirium and confusion, which may have contributed to reduced mobility despite physiotherapy. Foot compression was…
91y · Male·Complications following cardiac arrest in the setting of anaesthetic induction d…
A 91-year-old man with COPD, asthma, and previous cardiac arrest from suxamethonium died from complications following anaphylaxis to rocuronium during anaesthetic induction for emergency small bowel obstruction surgery. …
79y · Male·Respiratory failure due to haemothorax and hospital-acquired pneumonia due to mu…
A 79-year-old man with extensive comorbidities died following multiple falls in residential aged care. He was identified as high falls risk on admission but experienced inadequate falls prevention after a second fall on …
73y · Male·Acute intracranial haemorrhage, due to or as a consequence of coagulopathy, due …
Mr Stimpson, a 73-year-old man, died from massive intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to coagulopathy caused by inadvertent double administration of anticoagulants (Clexane and Xarelto). He developed bilateral pulmonary …
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