32 results for “post-operative acute kidney injury”
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
…h ischaemic heart disease and dementia fell at home, sustaining a left hip fracture requiring surgery. Post-operatively, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding from a duodenal ulcer, ac…
80y · Male·haemorrhagic stroke caused by Staphylococcus aureus sepsis due to L4/5 discectom…
…otics and surgical washout, the infection progressed to sepsis, septic shock, hospital-acquired pneumonia, kidney failure, possible endocarditis, and ultimately a haemorrhagic stroke. The coroner's medical consultant fou…
33y · Male·Fatal cardiac arrhythmia, secondary to acute kidney injury
…), underwent shoulder fracture repair surgery on 17 March 2016 at Liverpool Hospital. He died 38 hours post-operatively from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to acute kidney injury with severe hyperkalaemia. Pre-oper…
75y · Male·multifactorial causes on a background of ischaemic heart disease, generalised va…
…Bischard, a 75-year-old man with multiple complex comorbidities including coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, died five days after elective right total knee replacement surgery. The coroner fou…
90y · Male·Sepsis secondary to wound infection/dehiscence and bilateral parotid gland infec…
…e, and diabetes, underwent emergency surgical repair of a perforated diverticulum on 1 September 2015. Post-operative recovery was initially good. However, his surgical wound deteriorated from wet (19 September) to 'terr…
85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…
…n, underwent washouts, and subsequently developed septic shock from Staphylococcus bacteremia secondary to acute kidney injury, dying on 28 August 2018. Clinical lessons include vigilance for post-operative wound compli…
73y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of sepsis due to or as a conse…
…ar-old woman died 12 days after elective colorectal surgery for synchronous caecal and rectal tumours. Post-operatively, she developed persistent low urine output and intermittent hypotension managed with repeated fluid …
35y · Male·intraperitoneal haemorrhage from an anastomotic leak from a transplanted renal a…
Luke Wood, a 35-year-old kidney transplant recipient, died 11 days post-transplant from intraperitoneal haemorrhage due to anastomotic lea…
68y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of recent surgery
…died from pulmonary thromboembolism following revisional gastric bypass surgery. He developed multiple post-operative complications including fever, elevated inflammatory markers, and a possible bowel perforation requiri…
71y · Male·Complications following a right hepatic artery injury following an open cholecys…
…r-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 intraop…
63y · Female·Sepsis complicating cellulitis following skin cancer excision and skin graft pro…
…r limb cellulitis. Despite appropriate intravenous antibiotics, she deteriorated with secondary myocardial injury and was transitioned to palliative care. The Coroner's Prevention Unit reviewed the case and found the GP'…
66y · Female·Multi-organ failure associated with haemorrhage and sepsis following cholecystec…
Mrs Jeanette Brown, 66, died from multi-organ failure following post-operative haemorrhage after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Arterial clips applied to the cystic artery d…
78y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating neck of femur fracture (operated) on a backgrou…
…al disease, COPD) suffered a neck of femur fracture from an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility. Post-operatively he deteriorated with acute renal failure, respiratory compromise, and delirium with combative behavi…
84y · Female·Myocardial infarction
Shirley McGuane, 84, died from myocardial infarction following elective proctocolectomy. Post-operative care was deficient: chest pain on day 2 post-op with ECG showing atrial fibrillation and new right bun…
50y · Male·Multi-organ failure caused by low flow ischaemia of coeliac artery and superior …
…ed his coeliac, renal, and superior mesenteric arteries, causing progressive visceral ischaemia. Early post-operative signs of organ hypoperfusion were difficult to recognise in the context of expected severe post-operat…
68y · Male·surgical complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystitis,…
…d man with multiple comorbidities, died from surgical complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. Postoperatively, he developed profound hypotension. The treating team disagreed on whether …
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
…ant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, diabetes, obesity) underwent colorectal surgery for adenocarcinoma. Post-operative course was complicated by anastomotic breakdown causing sepsis on day 12 post-discharge, requiring rea…
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
77-year-old male died from complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effusion post-coronary bypass surgery, in the setting of pre-existing renal impairment and diabetes. During pleural ta…
75y · Male·Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome complicating anastomotic leak following hemicole…
…organ dysfunction following an anastomotic leak after hemicolectomy for caecal adenocarcinoma. Initial post-operative recovery appeared normal, but he deteriorated from day 3 onwards. The surgical team did not investigat…
45y · Female·Multisystem organ failure secondary to acute liver failure associated with parac…
Elsa Harrington, a 45-year-old woman, died from acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in November 2002. She was admitted post-hysterectomy with …
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