Also known as: AV fistula rupture
A dialysis patient's arteriovenous fistula ruptures during access, causing significant blood loss. The patient refuses treatment at Grey-Sloan after reading Meredith's article and is transported to Pac-North instead.
A 3-year-old girl with craniosynostosis requires skull reconstruction surgery. Jackson Avery performs the operation after taking over from Koracick and refusing to allow the procedure to be filmed for publicity, offering it pro bono instead.
A 19-year-old woman is struck by a man falling from an airplane, suffering severe aortic root injury with severe aortic insufficiency, coronary artery dissection, and eventual aortic root rupture leading to death despite surgical intervention.
Also known as: Broken pelvis
The patient struck by the falling man has a type II AP compression pelvic fracture as part of her multiple traumatic injuries.
Also known as: Bilateral tib-fib fractures
The patient has bilateral lower-extremity fractures of both the tibia and fibula from the traumatic impact.
Also known as: Broken breastbone
The patient has a sternal fracture as part of her chest trauma from being struck by the falling body.
Also known as: Bleeding after surgery
A patient who recently had colon surgery for perforation develops significant bleeding from the superior epigastric artery due to poor hemostasis, requiring emergency return to the OR.
Also known as: Unplanned pregnancy
Bailey discovers she is pregnant while also being perimenopausal, revealed at the end of the episode through blood work ordered to investigate her hot flashes and mood changes.
Also known as: Menopause transition
Bailey experiences hot flashes, mood swings, and emotional symptoms consistent with perimenopause, which is confirmed by blood work and occurs simultaneously with her unexpected pregnancy.