Coronial

5 results for catheter-associated urinary tract infection

SAhospital2017-11-15

Coroner's Finding: BROADWAY Rita Ann

66y · Female·urinary tract infection with contributing hypertensive heart disease, diabetes m…

Rita Ann Broadway, 66, died from urinary tract infection on 2 January 2015, one day after presenting to Modbury Hospital Emergency Department with…

emergency medicineinfectious diseasesdiagnosticcommunicationparacetamol/codeine
VIChospital2025-08-20

Finding into death of Arnold Polis

68y · Male·Community acquired chest infection secondary to C6 quadriplegia secondary to rem…

…, a 68-year-old man with C6 quadriplegia from a 1972 diving accident, died from community-acquired chest infection complicated by heart failure. He had recurrent respiratory and urinary tract infections related to his s…

general medicinepalliative care
SAhospital2018-09-07

Coroner's Finding: MCBRIDE Peter James

86y · Male·multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of sacral pressure ulcer

…es (no pressure-relieving mattress for weeks despite clear need), and inadequate nursing documentation. A urinary catheter was inserted without clear indication, promoting immobility. High-dose antipsychotics (olanzapin…

general practicegeriatric medicinediagnosticproceduralolanzapine
NSWhospital2022-08-17

Inquest into the death of Michael Quinn

31y · Male·sepsis due to urosepsis and pneumonia on a background of C3 incomplete tetrapleg…

Michael Quinn, a 31-year-old quadriplegic inmate, died from sepsis secondary to urosepsis and pneumonia. He had C3 incomplete tetraplegia from a self-inflicted stab wound in 2013 and was serving a 20-year sentence. An in…

urologyinfectious diseases
WAhospital2013-11-12

Inquest into the Death of Ford, Valma May Ruth

77y · Female·Complications following a recent fracture and surgical repair of the right hip i…

…formed despite high UTI risk in elderly females; cloudy urine postoperatively suggested possible E. coli infection from catheter. (2) Single perioperative antibiotic dose (Keflin) was inadequate; infection risk appeared…

orthopaedic surgeryemergency medicinediagnosticsystemwarfarin

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