6 results for “ruptured appendicitis”
13y · Male·Peritonitis secondary to ruptured gangrenous acute appendicitis
Luca Raso, a healthy 13-year-old boy, died from peritonitis secondary to ruptured gangrenous acute appendicitis after being misdiagnosed with viral gastroenteritis by his GP on two consul…
4y · Male·acute suppurative peritonitis following rupture of an inflamed vermiform appendi…
A 4-year-old Aboriginal boy with autism presented to emergency with vomiting and fever. Appendicitis was considered as a primary diagnosis from admission. Clinical examination was challenging due to commu…
8y · Male·Septic shock consequent on burst appendix with peritonitis
Jacob Belim, aged 8, presented to a GP with appendicitis on 24 March 2009 but the diagnosis was missed. The next day, his treating doctor correctly diagnosed ru…
65y · Male·peritonitis and necrosis of the bowel following a ruptured appendix
…ease died from peritonitis and bowel necrosis following an appendectomy. Initial surgery for perforated appendicitis was technically difficult but competently performed. Post-operative complications including bowel perfo…
32y · Male·Pulmonary embolism originating from deep vein thrombosis in right calf
A 32-year-old man died from pulmonary embolism six days after emergency appendectomy for perforated appendicitis. VTE prophylaxis was appropriately prescribed. However, the clinical team failed to investigate persist…
57y · Female·Intra-abdominal Haemorrhage following Appendectomy, with contributing factor of …
…year-old woman with COAD, hypertension, and unrecognized severe coronary atherosclerosis presented with appendicitis. Surgery was performed by an unsupervised surgeon operating on friable tissues with limited visibility.…
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