Comments on: Anthony Minghella Dies of Brain Hemmorhage http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/18/anthony-minghella-dies-of-brain-hemmorhage/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:48:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dr Peter Mudge http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/18/anthony-minghella-dies-of-brain-hemmorhage/#comment-122377 Dr Peter Mudge Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:42:35 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/18/anthony-minghella-dies-of-brain-hemmorhage/#comment-122377 Having just seen on the HD Met Opera broadcast Anthony Minghella's magnificent production of "Madame Butterfly" his tragic loss at 54 accentuates his loss. His surgery was described as routine! No surgery on the tonsil or neck is routine! Post operative haemorrhage from the wound site is always a potential hazard. I suspect this is what happened and I should be interested in seeing his detailed medical records. Also 5am. is the worst time for a post operative complication to occur as the staff is usually minimal. What a tragedy for Opera and the Film industry. Having just seen on the HD Met Opera broadcast Anthony Minghella’s magnificent production of “Madame Butterfly” his tragic loss at 54 accentuates his loss.
His surgery was described as routine! No surgery on the tonsil or neck is routine! Post operative haemorrhage from the wound site is always a potential hazard. I suspect this is what happened and I should be interested in seeing his detailed medical records.
Also 5am. is the worst time for a post operative complication to occur as the staff is usually minimal.
What a tragedy for Opera and the Film industry.

]]> By: Walter Baxter http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/18/anthony-minghella-dies-of-brain-hemmorhage/#comment-83951 Walter Baxter Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:52:29 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/2008/03/18/anthony-minghella-dies-of-brain-hemmorhage/#comment-83951 Last year in the UK 8,500 people experienced a brain haemorrhage.That equates to almost one person for every hour, of every day, for the whole year. A brain haemorrhage which may be a subdural, extradural or a subarachnoid haemorrhage is a sudden leak of blood and is caused by the rupture of a weakened blood vessel known as a brain aneurism. Approximately 80% of Brain Haemorrhages are caused by Aneurysms. They are present in at least 1% of the population, which means that approximately 600,000 people in the UK are at risk of suffering from a brain haemorrhage. That equates to at least one in 100 people go about their daily routine completely unaware that they have potentially deadly flaws in the blood vessels in their brain. That's why its called "The silent killer". For more information go to brainhelp.co.uk Last year in the UK 8,500 people experienced a brain haemorrhage.That equates to almost one person for every hour, of every day, for the whole year.

A brain haemorrhage which may be a subdural, extradural or a subarachnoid haemorrhage is a sudden leak of blood and is caused by the rupture of a weakened blood vessel known as a brain aneurism.

Approximately 80% of Brain Haemorrhages are caused by Aneurysms. They are present in at least 1% of the population, which means that approximately 600,000 people in the UK are at risk of suffering from a brain haemorrhage.

That equates to at least one in 100 people go about their daily routine completely unaware that they have potentially deadly flaws in the blood vessels in their brain.

That’s why its called “The silent killer”.
For more information go to brainhelp.co.uk

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