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17y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy Complicating Anaphylaxis
James Tsindos, a 17-year-old with known nut allergy and mild asthma, experienced anaphylaxis after inadvertently ingesting cashews in a vegan restaurant meal on 27 May 2021. Ambulance paramedics administered two doses of…
26y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumococcal septic shock
A 26-year-old man presented with chest and abdominal pain, initially diagnosed with possible hepatitis based on elevated liver function tests. He developed an atypical blanched rash not recognised as varicella zoster (ch…
46y · Female·Sepsis of unknown origin
Miranda Lynch, a 46-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, epilepsy, and aspiration pneumonia history, died from sepsis of unknown origin. She was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 20 April 2023 …
1y · Female·sudden cardiac death on a background of rhinovirus infection
Harriet Ostler, a 19-month-old toddler, was admitted to Port Macquarie Base Hospital with viral respiratory symptoms and died from sudden cardiac death due to underlying myocarditis/cardiomyopathy precipitated by rhinovi…
67y · Female·Intra-abdominal sepsis complicating an anastomotic leak following elective surge…
A 67-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis following an anastomotic leak from elective colorectal surgery to repair a vesico-colic fistula. The initial surgery on 1 November 2017 was appropriately performed, an…
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hypoglycaemia with shock and statu…
A 3-year-old boy with septo-optic dysplasia and panhypopituitarism died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to adrenal crisis and hypoglycaemic shock. He was in state care and had an emergency management plan…
80y · Female·Anaphylaxis complicating chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic fallopian …
Ms Heather Jean Lucas, 80-year-old woman with metastatic fallopian tube cancer, died from anaphylaxis during her third carboplatin chemotherapy infusion. She had experienced a documented Grade 2 hypersensitivity reaction…
75y · Male·multifactorial causes on a background of ischaemic heart disease, generalised va…
Robert Bischard, a 75-year-old man with multiple complex comorbidities including coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, died five days after elective right total knee replacement surgery. The coro…
75y · Male·Complications of multiple myeloma (palliated)
Brian Kevin Scurrah, a 75-year-old man with intellectual disability living in a supported residential service, died from complications of multiple myeloma. He was diagnosed with advanced multiple myeloma in June 2021 fol…
68y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia (due to cerebral palsy and dysphagia)
Dana John Walter, 68, died of aspiration pneumonia following cerebral palsy and severe dysphagia. He was readmitted to hospital on 11 August 2020 with acute respiratory distress three days after discharge. Despite thicke…
68y · Male·Lung cancer
Daniel McQuilken, a 68-year-old man in immigration detention, died from metastatic lung cancer. His lung cancer diagnosis was made while detained, likely related to his significant smoking history and prior asbestos and …
43y · Female·Multisystem organ failure and hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy following anaphyl…
Peta Hickey, a 43-year-old company executive with no cardiac history, died from anaphylaxis to CT coronary angiogram contrast after her employer commissioned an inappropriate screening program. The referral lacked clinic…
58y · Male·carcinomatosis from unknown primary
David Kevin Loader, a 58-year-old life prisoner, died from metastatic cancer of unknown primary in January 2020. He presented with multiple episodes of back, abdominal, shoulder and rib pain between July and November 201…
Female·Sepsis in the setting of a lotus birth
A premature female neonate born at 36+5 weeks via emergency caesarean section developed sepsis and died at 2 days of age. She had been delivered with lotus birth (cord left attached to placenta) and vaginal seeding (mate…
45y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxia following cardio-respiratory collapse due to anaphylaxis…
A 45-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, and recurrent lower limb infections died from anaphylaxis to intravenously administered flucloxacillin. He presented with sepsis secondary to a …
38y · Male·Sepsis complicating bronchopneumonia and chest wall abscess in the setting of an…
A 38-year-old man with secondary adrenal insufficiency from childhood chemoradiation died from sepsis complicating a chest wall abscess and bronchopneumonia, precipitated by an adrenal crisis. He presented to his GP with…
7y · Male·cardiorespiratory failure in a child with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, with acut…
Child KT (Vinnie), age 7, died of cardiorespiratory failure from cerebral palsy and epilepsy after a prolonged hospital admission. He had complex medical needs including chronic respiratory disease, requiring PEG feeding…
79y · Female·multi-organ failure as a result of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with uri…
Janet Ann Cook, aged 79, died of multi-organ failure complicated by hydromorphone toxicity on 30 September 2015. She was mistakenly administered 16mg hydromorphone intended for another patient (room 28 vs room 26) on 21 …
25y · Female·Airway obstruction complicating laryngeal dilation for the treatment of subglott…
Ms Sobb, a 25-year-old woman with spondylo-epi-metaphyseal dysplasia causing severe airway abnormalities and subglottic stenosis, died from airway obstruction following laryngeal dilation. She was admitted to ICU with as…
45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…
Stanley King, a 45-year-old man with severe psychosis, coronary artery disease, and obesity, died from cardiorespiratory arrest triggered by antipsychotic-induced laryngeal dystonia. Admitted involuntarily for acute psyc…
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