21 results for “primary pulmonary hypertension”
50y · Female·respiratory arrest on a background of left lower lobe pneumonia in a person with…
Centella Theresa Hynes, a 50-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder, intellectual disability, and primary pulmonary hypertension, died from respiratory arrest due to left lower lobe pneumonia while detained unde…
0y · Female·Hypoxia resulting from primary idiopathic pulmonary hypertension of the newborn …
Jasmine Chiang died at 7 hours of age from primary idiopathic pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), probably complicated by pulmonary haemorrhage. S…
56y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest
…vealed multiple contributing cardiac and respiratory pathology: myocardial fibrosis with mural thrombus, pulmonary thromboembolism, chronic liver disease with portal hypertension, and pulmonary fibrosis. The sequence of…
1y · Female·acute on chronic respiratory failure
…njuries caused blood loss which, combined with her underlying severe respiratory compromise and probable pulmonary hypertension, proved rapidly fatal. The coroner found that despite excellent care from ED staff, Kara's …
65y · Male·Metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin
Sen Hung Chen, a 65-year-old prisoner with hepatitis C cirrhosis, diabetes and hypertension, died from metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin while in custody at Princess Alexandra H…
64y · Male·Complications of congestive cardiac failure on a background of cardiac hypertrop…
QBT, a 64-year-old man with complex medical and psychiatric history including schizophrenia, COPD, and hypertension, was admitted to Bendigo Hospital on an Assessment Order after police concerns about mental health dete…
56y · Female·combined drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline and mirtazapine); pul…
…ental, not intentional. While her treating doctors had prescribed diazepam and other CNS depressants, the primary cause was the illicitly obtained methadone combined with prescribed medications. The coroner noted that a…
71y · Female·Complications of metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy (unknown primary)
…ation, presented to Austin Hospital in January 2018 with metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy of unknown primary. Initial assessment identified cancerous masses in the liver with metastases to lungs and bones. She rece…
45y · Male·Fulminant cardio-pulmonary decompression sickness incidental to deep water techn…
Dr B., a 45-year-old experienced recreational diver with multiple medical conditions including obesity, hypertension, Conn's syndrome, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died from fulminant cardio-pulmonary decompressi…
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
…(3) consideration should be given to whether presentation to emergency care months earlier and subsequent primary care contacts offered adequate assessment for depression and suicidality, given documented depression his…
0y · Female·ischaemic hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to factors associated with the sudden…
Manusiu Amone died from ischaemic hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), not from pethidine toxicity as initially suspected. At 145 minutes o…
57y · Male·Bilateral bronchopneumonia in a man with asthma, tetraplegia and multiple other …
…rtance of follow-up after self-discharge against medical advice; and ensuring clear communication between primary and secondary care regarding high-risk patients.
73y · Female·coronary atherosclerosis
…re as stable but deteriorated with cardiorespiratory arrest. Autopsy revealed coronary atherosclerosis as primary cause with contributing anterior abdominal wall haematoma related to anticoagulant therapy. All independe…
40y · Male·drowning whilst engaged in scuba diving
Jason Stephenson, a 40-year-old male with obesity, hypertension, and undiagnosed coronary artery stenosis, drowned while scuba diving at Picnic Beach, Tasmania. He dem…
76y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep vein thrombosis
…ot continued post-discharge despite therapeutic anticoagulation being interrupted. The patient died from pulmonary embolism 3 days after discharge. The coroner found the death preventable, identifying failures in antico…
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
Anthony George Bennett, a 77-year-old man with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease, and end-stage kidney disease, died from shock due to bowel isc…
85y · Female·ischaemic heart disease due to stenosis of coronary bypass grafts
An 85-year-old woman with significant cardiac history (prior coronary artery bypass graft) presented with gastrointestinal symptoms. Her GP ceased rosuvastatin without direct communication to nursing staff. Care staff id…
82y · Male·Cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosis and ischaemic coronary artery disease in the c…
An 82-year-old man with extensive comorbidities underwent colonoscopy with argon plasma coagulation (APC) for bleeding angiodysplasia. Prolonged activation intervals during the final third of the procedure caused full-th…
87y · Female·combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary di…
… transfer immediately or document his concerns. The patient's pre-existing cardiovascular disease was the primary cause of death; the healing burns contributed minimally. Multiple system failures in documentation, commu…
68y · Male·Complications of retroperitoneal haemorrhage due to inadvertent administration o…
Ian Fraser, 68, died from retroperitoneal haemorrhage following inadvertent dual anticoagulation with apixaban and enoxaparin. On 29 November 2019, a respiratory registrar attempted to prescribe discharge apixaban but mi…
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