59 results for “post-operative shock”
72y · Male·hypovolemic shock due to haemoperitoneum following surgical repair of an abdomin…
A 72-year-old man died from hypovolemic shock due to intra-abdominal haemorrhage following Spigelian hernia repair. Post-operatively he presented with h…
80y · Male·haemorrhagic stroke caused by Staphylococcus aureus sepsis due to L4/5 discectom…
…essive treatment including IV antibiotics and surgical washout, the infection progressed to sepsis, septic shock, hospital-acquired pneumonia, kidney failure, possible endocarditis, and ultimately a haemorrhagic stroke.…
37y · Female·sepsis due to necrotising fasciitis following abdominoplasty with liposuction
…om sepsis due to necrotising fasciitis following abdominoplasty and liposuction. She was discharged on post-operative day 4 with severe pain, nausea, and vomiting, which were attributed to normal post-operative symptoms.…
57y · Female·Intra-abdominal Haemorrhage following Appendectomy, with contributing factor of …
…Surgery was performed by an unsupervised surgeon operating on friable tissues with limited visibility. Post-operatively, mesenteric tears caused intra-abdominal haemorrhage (1600mls), but this was misdiagnosed as septic …
65y · Male·escherichia coli urosepsis
…-old psychologist, died from escherichia coli urosepsis following pyeloscopic kidney stone extraction. Post-operative fever developed within 2 hours of surgery. By 2:00am, clinical evidence of septic shock was present (h…
30y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to multiple transfusions required for post-operative ble…
…nderwent radical hysterectomy on 11 February 2002. She collapsed on 14 February with signs of hypovolaemic shock (haemoglobin 5.3 g/dL). Dr W. performed emergency laparotomy via midline incision, found 1-1.5 litres of '…
56y · Male·Internal blood loss, complications arising from laparoscopic cholecystectomy
…n, died from internal bleeding after laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to critical systemic failures in post-operative care and diagnosis. Following hypotension at 7:30pm, nursing staff failed to follow escalation protoco…
80y · Male·Vasodilatory shock and multi-organ failure secondary to aspiration and cardiores…
George Kimpton, aged 80, died from vasodilatory shock and multi-organ failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia five hours after cardiopulmonary arrest in hospi…
63y · Male·pneumonia complicating anoxic brain injury, due to post-operative haemorrhage as…
A 63-year-old man died from pneumonia complicating anoxic brain injury following a post-operative haemorrhage from the inferior epigastric artery during ileostomy closure surgery. The critical failure…
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…
69y · Female·Septic shock due to biliary peritonitis as a consequence of laparoscopic cholecy…
A 69-year-old woman died of septic shock following bile leak complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Critical failures included: (1) inap…
75y · Female·hypovolaemic shock following uncontrolled blood loss from mini-liposuction stem …
A 75-year-old woman with advanced frontal lobe dementia died from hypovolaemic shock following uncontrolled bleeding after an unproven stem-cell liposuction procedure. Critical failures inclu…
70y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septic shock consequent on faecal peritonitis due to …
…on (family not informed of anastomotic leak risk, complications, warning signs, or urgency of return). Post-operative recovery proceeded well until day 6 when he was discharged. On day 10, he developed an anastomotic lea…
85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…
…ation. She was readmitted with deep wound infection, underwent washouts, and subsequently developed septic shock from Staphylococcus bacteremia secondary to acute kidney injury, dying on 28 August 2018. Clinical lessons…
71y · Male·Complications following a right hepatic artery injury following an open cholecys…
…le and the intraoperative injury was appropriately managed. However, critical deficiencies occurred in post-operative care: the patient met MET call criteria on 10 occasions overnight but only one MET call was activated …
55y · Female·Complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
…lood pressure, low pulse, and abdominal tenderness. She was referred to ED and admitted to ICU with septic shock and bowel obstruction. CT imaging revealed colon cancer with hepatic metastases. She underwent emergency p…
53y · Female·multiple organ failure as a result of septic shock
Pauline Kessell, aged 53, died from septic shock caused by overwhelming sepsis following endoscopic pyeloscopy with laser lithotripsy for a 5cm infected st…
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
…c heart disease, atrial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease, and end-stage kidney disease, died from shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss from the left internal iliac artery after elective abd…
74y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicating elective umbilical hernia repair
… drained. Postoperatively, he developed hypotension and was transferred to ICU. The coroner found that post-operative intra-abdominal haemorrhage was not recognised early enough. Critical factors included: over-reliance …
56y · Male·Cardiogenic shock, end stage ischemia due to chemo related cardiomyopathy, fulmi…
…ation (prior surgery/radiotherapy causing adhesions), and organ procurement from far North Queensland. Post-operatively, he required prolonged ECMO, IABP, and biventricular assist devices but developed VRE sepsis, asperg…
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