95 results for “spinal surgery”
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…
76y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with ischaemic heart disease and treated spinal crush …
John Hayle, a 76-year-old with Alzheimer's dementia, ischaemic heart disease, and spinal fractures sustained a T11/12 flexion-distraction fracture on 9 June 2017. Over three weeks, he developed p…
76y · Male·Complications following surgery for intradural cervical meningioma
John Bateman, a 76-year-old man with intellectual disability, underwent neurosurgery for an intradural cervical meningioma in August 2010. Post-operatively, his condition initially improved …
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…
76y · Male·Traumatic head, ribs, pelvic and spinal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle in…
…iddleborough Road in Box Hill South outside a designated pedestrian crossing. He sustained traumatic head, spinal, pelvic, and rib injuries and was admitted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in intensive care. He underwent…
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and delirium complicating surgery for left total knee repla…
…ear-old man with dementia and ischaemic heart disease underwent elective left total knee replacement under spinal anaesthesia to avoid general anaesthesia, as advised by geriatrician. Despite optimal anaesthetic techniqu…
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…
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…
80y · Male·haemorrhagic stroke caused by Staphylococcus aureus sepsis due to L4/5 discectom…
An 80-year-old man underwent elective microdiscectomy for spinal pain in April 2023. In late June, he developed a wound infection with Staphylococcus aureus causing discit…
45y · Male·Complications of VATS procedure for locally advanced right upper lobe lung adeno…
… 45-year-old man died from complications following VATS lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma. During initial surgery, the tumour invaded the T6 vertebral body. The surgeon, faced with incomplete tumour resection or vertebr…
11y · Female·pneumonia complicating cytomegalovirus embryopathy
…eiving exceptional care including medical management of multiple complications (epilepsy, aspiration risk, spinal deformity, recurrent infections). By 2001, her condition deteriorated significantly with progressive respi…
49y · Male·complications of a cervical spine injury
…. He lay on the floor for over 9 hours before discovery. Although anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery was performed successfully, he developed pneumonia post-operatively and died on 15 October 2017 from comp…
72y · Female·Hanging
Chang Ying Xu, a 72-year-old Chinese-speaking woman with severe spinal cord compression, chronic pain, and depression, died by hanging during respite care at an aged care facili…
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating surgery for pelvic and spinal fractures on a b…
A 76-year-old woman died from aspiration pneumonia following surgery for pelvic and spinal fractures sustained in a fall on a shopping centre travelator. She fell when her hu…
79y · Male·Complications of multiple injuries (operated), sustained in a motor vehicle inci…
…r vehicle would give way based on his mistaken assumption. The collision caused serious injuries including spinal fractures, rib fractures and sternal fractures. The patient underwent surgery but subsequently developed b…
84y · Male·Pneumonia complicating fractured cervical spine in the setting of fall
…developed later and was complicated by loss of intercostal and accessory breathing muscles due to the C5-6 spinal injury with cord compression. The coroner found no medical intervention at an earlier stage would have cha…
62y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to high cervical cord injury (C3/4 and C7/T1 fract…
William Bernard Brown, a healthy 62-year-old, died from respiratory failure secondary to cervical spinal cord injury after being struck by a falling branch from an African Mahogany tree at a golf course. Six day…
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…
29y · Male·Blunt head and neck injuries sustained in an unintentional motor vehicle acciden…
A 29-year-old man sustained severe blunt head and cervical spinal cord injuries in a motor vehicle accident. He remained unconscious with high intracranial pressure and C5 …
26y · Male·Upper cervical spinal cord injury
A 26-year-old man suffered an upper cervical spinal cord injury (C2 fracture with vertebral artery dissection) after diving head-first from Brooks Jetty into …
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