Deceased
Jason Mathew Henry Hosking
Demographics
34y, male
Date of death
2014-11-11
Finding date
2017-09-22
Cause of death
Staphylococcus aureus sepsis and endocarditis
AI-generated summary
Jason Hosking, 34, presented to ED with vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, tachycardia and hypotension on 10 November 2014. Blood tests by 11.23am showed markedly elevated inflammatory markers (CRP 234.3, neutrophils 10.8, elevated urea and creatinine), suggesting bacterial infection. Despite these findings, he was diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis and admitted for observation. Dr B. discharged him at 7.35pm after one examination, without discussing with senior colleagues or completing a discharge summary. A urine culture taken at 12.15pm grew Staphylococcus aureus, results available at 10.50am on 11 November but not reviewed until Dr M.'s shift at 1.30pm. She advised oral antibiotics via GP rather than hospital readmission. Mr Hosking deteriorated at home and died by 3.30pm from sepsis and endocarditis. Key failures: premature discharge without senior review, no system for communicating critical urine culture results, lack of discharge documentation, and inadequate senior clinician supervision of junior registrars.
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