9 results for “thrombolytic therapy”
67y · Male·Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…ed an acute ischaemic stroke and was transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital, where he was treated with thrombolytic therapy. Given his extensive comorbidities, poor baseline function, limited life expectancy (less than …
71y · Female·multiple pulmonary thromboemboli and deep vein thrombosis
… showed right ventricular strain. Despite presumptive diagnosis of PE being made, no anticoagulation or thrombolytic therapy was initiated. Instead, staff waited for CT pulmonary angiogram, which was delayed due to absen…
81y · Female·hypovolaemic shock following bleeding from the site of a femoral angiogram
…from her femoral angiogram puncture site. She was admitted for ischaemic leg and underwent unsuccessful thrombolytic therapy. Subsequently commenced on Heparin anticoagulation but therapeutic range took 38 hours to achie…
77y · Female·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, intraventricular and brainstem)
…al haemorrhage from the initial fall. Thrombolysis is contraindicated with prior ICH. The clot-dissolving therapy caused expansion of the existing bleed, leading to fatal subdural, intraventricular, and brainstem haemor…
70y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
…ith severe chest pain on 5 October 2016 and was promptly transferred from prison to hospital, receiving thrombolytic therapy and subsequent coronary intervention. While the coroner found no critical deficiency in his acu…
74y · Male·Left cerebral ischaemic stroke caused by cerebral arterial cardioembolism
…ihypertensives. He was rapidly transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital where he received appropriate thrombolytic therapy but made no meaningful recovery. After consultation with the Public Guardian, he was transition…
64y · Male·Subdural haematoma with mass effect following thrombolysis for acute myocardial …
A 64-year-old man with complex medical history including diabetes, mental illness, chronic alcohol misuse, and previous traumatic brain injury was admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis and acute kidney injury. He developed…
16y · Male·pulmonary embolism secondary to nephrotic syndrome
Dylan Riley, a 16-year-old with steroid-responsive minimal change nephrotic syndrome, died from a massive pulmonary embolism (PE) on 1 August 2015. He presented to Rockingham Hospital with dyspnoea, hypoxia, tachycardia …
31y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism arising from deep vein thrombosis
…uted to asthma and chest infection. On 23 January, he deteriorated rapidly in hospital and died despite thrombolytic therapy. The coroner found that preliminary testing (D-dimer or ultrasound) for DVT in December would l…
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