22 results for “pulmonary embolism (suspected)”
38y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to bilateral deep calf vein thrombi
…umonia with oxygen and antibiotics. He rapidly deteriorated and died in cardiac arrest. Autopsy revealed pulmonary thromboembolism from bilateral deep vein thrombi as the cause of death, with dilated cardiomyopathy as a…
59y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to recurrent anal squamous cell carcinoma with su…
…rred to Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre for ongoing management. He deteriorated with respiratory distress, pulmonary embolism and ureteric obstruction, and was transitioned to palliative care. The coroner found no want of…
46y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism complicating left calf deep venous thrombosis
…Clexane and a follow-up ultrasound appointment. That evening at home he collapsed and died from a saddle pulmonary embolism. The coroner found the triage assessment was appropriate, Fast Track referral was justified, an…
52y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
A 52-year-old man with autism, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities died from pulmonary thromboembolism at home. He developed respiratory symptoms on 24 March, was managed in primary care with…
72y · Male·Metastatic bladder cancer; likely mechanism pulmonary embolism from combined eff…
A 72-year-old male underwent hip replacement despite undiagnosed metastatic bladder cancer. Following referral from his GP in May 2014 for an ultrasound showing bladder wall irregularities suspicious for cancer, urologis…
42y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest caused by massive pul…
A 42-year-old man died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to a massive pulmonary embolism. He sustained a tibial fracture in a motor vehicle accident and underwent external fixation. He…
47y · Male·Pulmonary thrombo-embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in setting of morbi…
…piratory failure, productive cough, and calf swelling. His GP appropriately suspected both pneumonia and pulmonary embolism (PE), requesting urgent CTPA. At Townsville Hospital's ICU, clinicians anchored on pneumonia as…
86y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep leg vein thrombosis, secondary …
Barbara Deal, 86, died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis 17 days after lumbar spinal fusion surgery. Critical failures…
37y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus due to left leg deep vein thrombosis
A 37-year-old Aboriginal man died of pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis while incarcerated. He presented to hospital on his birthday…
81y · Female·Cardiac tamponade secondary to dissection of ascending aorta
An 81-year-old woman with hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia presented to the ED with sudden-onset central chest pain radiating to the jaw. Despite appropriate initial assessment and ruling out acute coronary syndrom…
30y · Female·tricuspid valve bacterial endocarditis
…tness, fever, and tachycardia (heart rate 150). The ED did not perform blood cultures or investigate for pulmonary embolism, discharging her with a diagnosis of viral illness. Four days later, paramedic Shaun Falls atte…
56y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep vein thrombosis
A 56-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis. He presented to his GP on 20 January 2017 with persis…
73y · Female·pulmonary embolus
Mary Collis, a 73-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and type 2 diabetes, died from pulmonary embolus whilst an inpatient at Launceston General Hospital on 15 June 2020. She was admitted after becom…
38y · Female·Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Kellie Anne Keogh, 38, died from pulmonary thromboembolism on 10 November 2008 after complex pancreatic surgery. She had nephrotic syndrome with de…
89y · Female·Multiple organ failure with cachexia on a background of chronic lower limb ulcer…
An 89-year-old woman with chronic venous leg ulcers complicated by squamous cell carcinoma died of multiple organ failure in a nursing home. She had been under guardianship following hospitalization in January 2013 for d…
64y · Female·Bilateral pulmonary embolism with left middle cerebral artery/posterior cerebral…
…dination, and adverse weather. She deteriorated, suffered myocardial infarction, and died from bilateral pulmonary embolism complicated by stroke. Key failures: initial hypoxia not investigated; complexity not recognise…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
Laura Rose Kartinyeri, aged 44, died from multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe COPD. She had a long history of substance abuse, non-compliance with treatment, and hospital present…
30y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in an overweight man with comorbidities (including rec…
Karl Steinhauser, a 30-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance misuse, died from pulmonary thromboembolism on 12 March 2023 while under Mental Health Act care. After two weeks of increasingly cha…
87y · Female·combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary di…
Epenesa Pahiva, 87-year-old resident with dementia at an aged care facility, suffered severe chemical burns from inappropriate bleach treatment prescribed by dermatologist Dr B.. The coroner found the treatment itself (h…
78y · Male·Complications of bowel surgery; specifically post-operative chest infection and …
Barry Howroyd, a 78-year-old man, underwent routine colonoscopy on 7 August 2008 which complicated a known bowel carcinoma diagnosis. The procedure caused bowel perforation, diagnosed the next day via CT imaging. Surgica…
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