Female·retroperitoneal blood loss in a setting of anticoagulation therapy following hip…
Valerie Kolts died from retroperitoneal blood loss following hip replacement surgery while on anticoagulation therapy. The coroner found no l…
81y · Male·Retropubic and retroperitoneal haemorrhage complicating pelvic fractures with co…
An 81-year-old man died from retropubic and retroperitoneal haemorrhage complicating pelvic fractures sustained in a fall at church. He was on warfarin for atria…
62y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to lacerated abdominal aorta complicating laparoscopic b…
… Visiport trocar blade at the start of the procedure. Although the surgeon conducted a careful survey for bleeding and found none, blood was lost into the retroperitoneum, which remained undetected for over four hours. T…
80y · Female·Haemoperitoneum/retroperitoneal haematoma due to rupture of the abdominal aorta …
…d. Autopsy revealed a ruptured infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysm with massive haemoperitoneum and retroperitoneal haematoma. The aneurysm had been documented in 2011 but no follow-up records exist. The coronial medi…
68y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy with previous aortic valve replacement and aortic graft
A 68-year-old man with aortic valve replacement died from undiagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy, with retroperitoneal haemorrhage as a contributing factor. He developed a large perinephric haematoma (1900mL) secondary t…
75y · Male·left retroperitoneal haemorrhage associated with lumbar spine surgery
…ge lumbar spine surgery for degenerative disc disease with stenosis. Post-operatively, he developed a retroperitoneal haemorrhage which was not identified until 6 days after surgery. An expert neurosurgeon questioned wh…
66y · Female·retroperitoneal haemorrhage due to anticoagulation following right cerebrovascul…
A 66-year-old woman died from retroperitoneal haemorrhage following anticoagulation for stroke caused by intra-arterial central venous catheter pla…
77y · Female·multi-organ failure due to massive transfusion-induced coagulopathy following re…
…ar-old woman died from multi-organ failure following massive transfusion-induced coagulopathy after a retroperitoneal haemorrhage of unknown origin post-knee replacement surgery. While Fragmin anticoagulation was approp…
45y · Female·Extensive retroperitoneal haemorrhage following bone marrow biopsy procedure wit…
… investigate her thrombocytosis and exclude leukaemia. The procedure was appropriate and indicated. A retroperitoneal haemorrhage developed post-procedure—a known but rare complication. Despite appropriate recognition a…
60y · Female·Multiple organ failure following haemorrhage from penetration of the femoral art…
A 60-year-old woman died from multiple organ failure caused by uncontrolled bleeding from an arterial puncture sustained during coronary angiography. Although the procedure itself was uncomp…
64y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest due to retroperiton…
A 64-year-old man died from hypovolaemic cardiac arrest caused by retroperitoneal bleeding from a pelvic fracture. The bleeding occurred six days post-injury while on high-dose enoxap…
78y · Female·multi-organ failure due to haemorrhage into the abdomen, pelvis and retroperiton…
78-year-old Jehovah's Witness died from multi-organ failure secondary to intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal haemorrhage following extensive anterior and posterior lumbar spinal fusion surgery. The patient had …
60y · Female·Multiple organ failure following hemorrhage from penetration of the femoral arte…
…ld almost certainly have saved her life. Critical failures included Dr L.'s failure to appreciate ongoing bleeding, lack of communication between hospital and GP, and inadequate discharge documentation.
18y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (passenger)
…forts including emergency surgery, she could not be saved due to severe multi-system trauma including retroperitoneal bleeding and devastating brain injury. The coroner found no fault with hospital care but identified t…
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 2…
21y · Male·Closed head injury and retroperitoneal and pelvic haematoma due to fractured pel…
A 21-year-old man died from massive internal bleeding into the pelvis and retroperitoneum following a motor vehicle collision with a stobie pole in rural South…
65y · Male·staphylococcal sepsis (secondary to Staphylococcus aureus infection seeding rect…
A 65-year-old man presented with quad bike accident injuries and had markedly elevated inflammatory markers (CRP 329–556, WCC 12.3–18) during his first hospital admission. These were suggestive of developing infection, p…
44y · Male·gunshot wound to abdomen
…uld have provided essential expertise; the deceased's unrecognized inferior vena cava tear caused ongoing bleeding that packing and embolisation could not control; and the severity and duration of cardiac arrest (approxi…
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