30 results for “spinal imaging”
89y · Male·fractured cervical spine (C5 inferior articular process fracture) due to unwitne…
…with Parkinson's disease fell at home on 16 August 2016, sustaining a cervical spine fracture. Initial CT imaging missed the C5 inferior articular process fracture, reporting only a paraspinal haematoma. Conservative ma…
74y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in the setting of re…
…74-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following a cervical spinal fracture. He presented to rural ED with mental health concerns, was restrained by security guards after br…
45y · Male·Complications of VATS procedure for locally advanced right upper lobe lung adeno…
…complete tumour resection or vertebral body excision, chose to remove part of the vertebra. Post-operative spinal cord compression from haematoma required emergency laminectomy, but an 8-hour delay may have worsened neur…
78y · Female·multi-organ failure due to haemorrhage into the abdomen, pelvis and retroperiton…
…ndary to intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal haemorrhage following extensive anterior and posterior lumbar spinal fusion surgery. The patient had multiple comorbidities, previous spinal surgery with persistent pain, oste…
87y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest, with valvular hear…
…a CT-guided epidural injection at a private radiology clinic. Although she had undergone the procedure for spinal pain, the radiologist performed an epidural injection at the T12 level rather than the requested facet joi…
67y · Male·Complications of pressure ulcers in the setting of a thoracic vertebral fracture…
Michael Young, 67, died from pressure ulcer complications following a spinal injury sustained during a CT scan on 3 January 2023. He had fallen from his wheelchair at home and present…
51y · Male·metastatic small round cell malignancy (Ewing's Sarcoma)
… in custody. He presented with urinary retention and lower limb weakness in January 2018, underwent urgent spinal decompression surgery, and was subsequently diagnosed with advanced metastatic cancer. Palliative care was…
72y · Male·sepsis of undetermined source (pneumonia or spinal epidural abscess)
…eing rechecked or documented, without examination by the discharging doctor, and without septic workup or imaging. Hours later he collapsed with septic shock and died despite ICU admission. The coroner found sepsis (lik…
83y · Male·unascertained; most likely exposure while prospecting
Trevor Henry Albert McDonald, an 83-year-old man with spinal stenosis, high blood pressure, cardiac arrhythmia, and recent hip replacement, disappeared while prospecti…
73y · Male·Complications of cervical fractures and spinal injury (operated), sustained in a…
…r cancer) slipped on wet tiles outside McDonald's and sustained cervical and thoracic spine fractures with spinal cord injury. Attending paramedics failed to follow Ambulance Victoria spinal injury guidelines, treating i…
75y · Male·left retroperitoneal haemorrhage associated with lumbar spine surgery
…able spine, suggesting a simpler laminectomy would have sufficed. The coroner found that while earlier CT imaging on post-operative day 4 might have identified the haemorrhage sooner, the standard of care was not breach…
43y · Male·Complications of neck injury; specifically extensive brainstem infarction second…
…Strickland, an experienced Harley Davidson rider, died from brainstem infarction following severe cervical spinal injury sustained in a motorcycle crash on Julimar Road, Western Australia. He failed to negotiate a tighte…
72y · Male·Upper cervical spine injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
…der during home garden maintenance, sustaining a severe upper cervical spine injury (C2 fracture with high spinal cord haemorrhage) that was deemed non-survivable. He died 2 days later in ICU after palliative care. The c…
52y · Male·C2, C3, C4 spinal injury sustained from a fall secondary to seizures
A 52-year-old man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and intellectual disability living in disability accommodation fell in the bathroom after a seizure and sustained cervical spine fractures (C2-C3-C4). He was admitted to h…
60y · Female·Penetrating injury of the descending thoracic aorta complicating spinal stabiliz…
A 60-year-old woman died from a penetrating injury to the descending thoracic aorta sustained during spinal stabilisation surgery for a T12 burst fracture. During pedicle cannulation, the surgical awl fractured the…
12y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure due to acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus in the contex…
Samantha Rose Spence, 12 years old, died two days after spinal fusion surgery for severe scoliosis. She had a pre-existing, asymptomatic Chiari type 1 malformation detec…
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
…pilepsy, schizophrenia, and multiple comorbidities living in supported disability accommodation, died from spinal injuries sustained in falls. She fell in her bedroom on the afternoon of 7 May 2021 and appeared relativel…
77y · Female·haemoperitoneum and retroperitoneal haematoma secondary to Type I aortic dissect…
…8% probability of dissection) and absence of documented cardiovascular examination. Early recognition and imaging (CT angiography) with urgent cardiothoracic surgery could have been life-saving.
58y · Male·Septic shock secondary to intra-abdominal collections as sequelae of osteomyelit…
…sed by osteomyelitis/discitis of the spine. He initially presented with a foot bone infection detected on imaging in May 2023. Subsequent imaging revealed large bilateral psoas and retroperitoneal collections with L5/S1…
71y · Female·pneumonia following cervical spine fracture sustained in motor vehicle collision
…elow acceptable standard. Prevention required adherence to existing cervical spine protocols, appropriate imaging in elderly trauma patients, and proper clinical correlation with imaging findings.
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