15 results for “confusion secondary to sepsis”
53y · Male·sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end stage liv…
Kevin Arnold Cailes, 53, died from sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end-stage liver failure. He had cirrhosis diag…
76y · Male·Intracranial Haemorrhage Secondary to Blunt Head Trauma (Fall) in the Setting of…
…-year-old man with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia in blast crisis was admitted to hospital with sepsis and pancytopenia from chemotherapy. He suffered multiple falls while confused from sepsis, sustaining a su…
84y · Female·septicaemia secondary to septic arthritis of the left knee
…d to a private hospital under Dr W.'s care. Over the following days, Dr W. failed to recognise progressive sepsis despite mounting clinical signs: fever (38°C on arrival), hypotension, confusion, dehydration, and severe …
0y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to intra-partum event and E. coli sepsis, s…
… weeks. She died 9 hours 43 minutes after birth from combined hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and E. coli sepsis secondary to chorioamnionitis. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) confusion over twin nomenclature del…
86y · Female·multi-organ failure due to sepsis
…itted with acute delirium and paranoia, subsequently placed on an Inpatient Treatment Order. She developed sepsis secondary to staphylococcal salivary gland infection, likely triggered by her refusal to eat or drink due …
26y · Female·Complications of liposuction surgery: sepsis, decreased respiratory function sec…
…ers. The post-operative care protocol at the clinic, which interposed Dr C. as a triage contact, created confusion about responsibility. Injectable pethidine was administered without adequate observation period.
74y · Male·Sepsis secondary to fistulating Crohn's disease and post-surgery complications f…
Christopher Essery, a 74-year-old man with complex fistulating Crohn's disease, died from sepsis following surgery on 24 January 2019. He was transferred to Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) on 31 August…
66y · Male·hepatic failure, intrahepatic sepsis and intrahepatic haematoma secondary to com…
William Ernest Pears died from hepatic failure, intrahepatic sepsis and haematoma following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 2012. During surgery for gallstone disease, the …
64y · Male·Septic shock secondary to urosepsis (Pseudomonas and Stenotropomonas maltophilia…
…n with diabetes, amputation, and COPD, presented to a private hospital emergency department with suspected sepsis (vomiting, diarrhoea, hypotension, acute kidney injury, elevated troponin, hyperkalaemia, metabolic acidos…
56y · Male·hypothermia
…ear-old man with depression and significant alcohol abuse, presented to the ED on 5 July 2010 with acute confusion, agitation and visual hallucinations. He had a history of heavy alcohol consumption and was on antidepre…
88y · Female·Multiple injuries (neck, chest, abdomen)
…icle collision on 22 November 2016. She had been declared unfit to drive by her GP following pneumonia and sepsis in early 2016, but subsequently obtained a conditionally-licensed driver's licence after failing two occup…
63y · Female·Intra-cerebral bleed secondary to thrombocytopenia in a person with prolymphocyt…
Josephine Troy, 63, died on 14 February 2006 at Bunbury Regional Hospital from an intracerebral bleed secondary to thrombocytopenia (platelet count of 1) arising from prolymphocytic leukaemia. She had been in remissi…
86y · Male·Cardiac arrest triggered by electrolyte imbalance and sepsis secondary to compli…
…ed in a low-care nursing home from complications of an incarcerated umbilical hernia with bowel ischaemia, sepsis, and cardiac arrhythmia. His GP examined him briefly (10-15 minutes) without reviewing nursing notes or th…
96y · Female·Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis secondary to infected leg ulcers, complicated by m…
…er involvement was poorly documented. The patient was admitted to hospital only in June 2015 with advanced sepsis from pseudomonas infection in the leg ulcers; she died three days later. The coroner found inadequate woun…
19y · Male·acute bacterial meningitis with secondary cerebritis (meningococcus)
Adam Fabre, a 19-year-old with fever, severe headache, neck pain, muscle pain (10/10), vomiting, tachycardia and blanching rash, presented to Casey Hospital ED at 3:45am on 14 July 2006. Despite expressing clear concern …
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