Coronial

6 results for subdural haematoma drainage

VIChospital2011-06-17

Finding into death of George Samuel Holmes

86y · Male·Cardiovascular disease in a man with subdural haemorrhage (in keeping with a fal…

…ke, atrial fibrillation) on anticoagulation, collapsed in his prison cell on 4 April 2008. He sustained a subdural haematoma requiring urgent surgical drainage. Despite initial recovery post-operatively, he developed res…

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VIChospital2018-10-16

Finding into death of Leli Pulis

55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height

…m approximately 3-4 metres. He was transported to hospital with head injuries, underwent neurosurgery for subdural haematoma and brain drainage, plus orthopaedic fixation for thoracic spine injury. Despite ICU care, he d…

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VICaged care2010-08-28

Finding into death of Patricia Mary Cook

85y · Female·Complications of subdural haematoma (evacuated), secondary to fall, contributed …

Patricia Cook, 85, died from complications of a subdural haematoma following a fall at a supported residential service (SRS) while on warfarin for atrial fibrilla…

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SAhospital2009-07-30

Coroner's Finding: BRUNT Sidney

65y · Male·acute right subdural haematoma

Sidney Brunt, aged 65, died from an acute right subdural haematoma caused by excessive, unmonitored anticoagulation with warfarin. His general practitioner, Dr A.…

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QLDhospital2025-10-24

Non-Inquest findings into the death of Ms G

76y · Female·Head injury comprised of subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain…

A 76-year-old woman died from complications of a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision. She was initially managed conservatively at a regional hospital, but her condition deteriorated markedly at 9pm …

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VIChospital2011-02-25

Finding into death of Michael Peysack

69y · Male·Head injury post-collapse secondary to ventricular tachycardia due to ischaemic …

…e requiring emergency craniotomy. Expert evidence indicates early CT imaging would likely have identified subdural haematoma amenable to treatment, and with stable cardiac status he would probably have survived neurosurg…

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