8 results for “post-operative MRI scan”
89y · Male·fractured cervical spine (C5 inferior articular process fracture) due to unwitne…
…gament disruption and spinal cord compression, converting the injury to a C5-C6 paraplegia/quadriplegia. An MRI scan would have detected the ligamentous injury and prevented mobilisation. The patient underwent delayed n…
35y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of post caecal resection for col…
…ent left hemicolectomy for colorectal cancer at Albury Base Hospital. She suffered a suspected seizure post-operatively, failed to regain consciousness, and was transferred to St Vincent's Hospital where imaging revealed…
55y · Male·Renal cell carcinoma (brain metastasis)
… reception to correctional custody on 16 September 2014. He was appropriately transferred to hospital where MRI imaging revealed a large right frontal brain tumour with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. He underwent unco…
80y · Male·haemorrhagic stroke caused by Staphylococcus aureus sepsis due to L4/5 discectom…
… and ultimately a haemorrhagic stroke. The coroner's medical consultant found no deficiencies in care. Post-operative spine infections can present insidiously with pain as the primary symptom, typically about one month p…
59y · Female·Global cerebral oedema due to hypoxic cerebral ischaemia following cardiac arres…
…d grade 4 glioblastoma underwent surgery 16 days later after delays during consultant's planned leave. Post-operative complications included ischaemic stroke confirmed on imaging. Despite this, she was discharged from IC…
58y · Male·pneumonia on a background of adenocarcinoma of the lung stage 4, ischaemic heart…
58-year-old male prisoner died from pneumonia complicated by stage 4 lung adenocarcinoma, ischaemic heart disease, and chronic emphysema. He presented with critical leg ischaemia requiring femoral endarterectomy, develop…
2y · Male·Tramadol toxicity in the setting of adenotonsillectomy in a child with Pierre Ro…
…st-death included explicit warnings against oral drops, encouraging hospital pharmacy use, and revised post-operative protocols.
66y · Male·hepatic failure, intrahepatic sepsis and intrahepatic haematoma secondary to com…
William Ernest Pears died from hepatic failure, intrahepatic sepsis and haematoma following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 2012. During surgery for gallstone disease, the right hepatic duct was damaged and repaired, b…
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