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43y · Female·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm
Trina McGrady, a 43-year-old Goomeroi woman, died from subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm on 15 September 2020. She had been admitted to John Hunter Hospital following incidental discovery of two l…
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…
74y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicating elective umbilical hernia repair
A 74-year-old man with significant cardiac history (atrial fibrillation, dilated cardiomyopathy, pacemaker) underwent elective umbilical hernia repair. Intraoperatively, unexpected ascites was discovered and partially dr…
56y · Male·Internal blood loss, complications arising from laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Barry Brown, a 56-year-old man, died from internal bleeding after laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to critical systemic failures in post-operative care and diagnosis. Following hypotension at 7:30pm, nursing staff failed…
51y · Female·community acquired pneumonia
Louise Kitty Whiskey, a 51-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic alcohol misuse, cirrhosis, and recurrent respiratory infections, died from community-acquired pneumonia at Royal Adelaide Hospital. She was admitted on 23…
61y · Female·multi organ failure due to abdominal sepsis
Lesley Arndell, aged 61, died from multi-organ failure due to abdominal sepsis after undergoing a Whipple's procedure for pancreatic cancer. Key clinical lessons include: (1) patients with previous bariatric surgery requ…
82y · Male·Cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosis and ischaemic coronary artery disease in the c…
An 82-year-old man with extensive comorbidities underwent colonoscopy with argon plasma coagulation (APC) for bleeding angiodysplasia. Prolonged activation intervals during the final third of the procedure caused full-th…
19y · Female·Meningococcal septicaemia
Emma McGrath, a 19-year-old nursing student, died from meningococcal septicaemia caused by the W strain after presenting to the ED with a 12-hour history of vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever. The atypical pre…
64y · Male·necrotising fasciitis precipitated by a fishbone perforating his rectum, leading…
James Tranby, a 64-year-old Indigenous diabetic prisoner, presented with a fish bone lodged in his rectum on 3 December 2008. Following removal on 5 December, he developed progressive sepsis leading to necrotising fascii…
81y · Female·Severe cardiogenic shock complicating cardiac surgery
An 81-year-old woman died of severe cardiogenic shock following elective aortic valve replacement complicated by intraoperative haemodynamic instability and inadequate postoperative ICU management. The surgery involved e…
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