7 results for “umbilical hernia repair”
74y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep leg vein thrombosis
A 74-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism with deep vein thrombosis 10 days after elective umbilical hernia repair. He received appropriate VTE prophylaxis (mechanical and pharmacological) intraoperatively…
75y · Female·Abdominal infection following surgery (repair of recurrent umbilical hernia) - s…
Wilma Ray Jones, 75, died of abdominal infection and sepsis following uncomplicated umbilical hernia repair. Post-mortem revealed ischaemic bowel with infarction, likely caused by superior mesenteri…
50y · Male·myocardial infarction caused by coronary atherosclerosis
… severe coronary atherosclerosis complicated by end-stage renal disease and an incarcerated strangulated umbilical hernia. He died in custody at Alice Springs Hospital shortly after emergency hernia repair surgery. Desp…
65y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia following emergency laparotomy for incarcerated umbilical h…
…ith intellectual disability, congenital blindness, diabetes, and epilepsy presented with an incarcerated umbilical hernia requiring emergency surgery. Post-operative aspiration occurred in recovery with subsequent aspir…
43y · Male·Liver failure with cirrhosis in the setting of recent paracentesis and Hepatitis…
…-year-old Aboriginal man with end-stage liver cirrhosis and hepatitis C who died 18 days after emergency umbilical hernia repair and one day after paracentesis drainage of 8 litres of ascites at a rural hospital. While …
74y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicating elective umbilical hernia repair
… significant cardiac history (atrial fibrillation, dilated cardiomyopathy, pacemaker) underwent elective umbilical hernia repair. Intraoperatively, unexpected ascites was discovered and partially drained. Postoperativel…
77y · Female·Haemoperitoneum following cholecystectomy
A 77-year-old woman died from haemoperitoneum (intra-abdominal bleeding) three days after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Bleeding from the left inferior epigastric artery was a recognised surgical complication bu…
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