fatal complication

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a medical complication that causes death

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  • The patient succumbed to a fatal complication following what was thought to be a routine surgery.
  • Although rare, a pulmonary embolism can be a fatal complication of deep vein thrombosis.
  • The research aims to identify risk factors that lead to fatal complications in transplant recipients.
  • His recovery was progressing well until a sudden and fatal complication occurred overnight.
  • Before modern medicine, sepsis was a common fatal complication of even minor injuries.
  • The coroner's report confirmed that a fatal complication related to the anaesthesia was the cause of death.
  • Doctors warned that without immediate treatment, the infection could develop a fatal complication.
  • The lawsuit alleges that the hospital failed to monitor for signs of a potential fatal complication.
  • Vigilant post-operative care is crucial to prevent any issue from escalating into a fatal complication.
  • A ruptured aortic aneurysm is a fatal complication that requires emergency intervention.