17 results for “septic arthritis”
69y · Male·Septic arthritis of the knee
…cular dystrophy and restrictive lung disease dependent on 24-hour BiPAP, presented to Austin Hospital with septic arthritis of the right knee and septic shock. A multidisciplinary team appropriately determined he was not…
84y · Female·septicaemia secondary to septic arthritis of the left knee
…ital with acute left knee swelling and pain. Initial assessment at Ashford Hospital ED reasonably excluded septic arthritis based on borderline blood tests and absence of fever, though knee aspiration was not performed. …
79y · Male·Septicaemia — Septic Arthritis Right Knee
Michael Cleary, 79, died from septicaemia and septic arthritis of the right knee following a fall from a truck on 18 March 2011. He initially d…
10y · Male·Septic arthritis of the left shoulder with acute heart failure resulting from to…
Sebastian Barry Davis, aged 10, died from septic arthritis of the left shoulder resulting in acute heart failure. He had congenital sensory neuropathy with…
85y · Male·Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia due to septic arthritis of left …
An 85-year-old man died in custody from sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia arising from septic arthritis of the left shoulder, on a background of congestive heart failure. While receiving generally ade…
62y · Male·Septic arthritis complicating left knee joint prosthesis in the setting of statu…
A 62-year-old man with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy died from septic arthritis of a prosthetic left knee joint. He presented with fever, knee pain, and delirium in November 20…
75y · Female·Septicaemia (Staphylococcus aureus) with antecedent cause of septic arthritis
…right knee 10 days after a corticosteroid injection. Junior doctor Dr M. appropriately identified possible septic arthritis and contacted orthopaedic registrar Dr N., who advised withholding antibiotics pending joint asp…
67y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 67-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation underwent arthrotomy for septic arthritis of the knee. He developed post-operative delirium attributed to anaesthesia, analgesics (tramado…
68y · Female·Multi-organ failure associated with septic shock following duodenal perforation …
Athenia Hana Walden, 68, died from multi-organ failure and septic shock following duodenal perforation during laparoscopic surgery at Swan District Hospital on 8 May 2008. …
76y · Male·Sepsis, with osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis
…soner with complex medical history including atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, and rheumatoid arthritis, died from sepsis caused by osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis. Over 9 months, he experienced recu…
57y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to ruptured mycotic aneurysm due to infective endo…
…rditis was eventually diagnosed and treated with antibiotics, but he suffered a catastrophic complication: septic emboli lodged in a cerebral artery causing vasculitis, mycotic aneurysm formation, and fatal rupture. The …
11y · Female·Acute Staphylococcal Septicaemia due to suppurative arthritis of the left ankle
An 11-year-old Aboriginal girl died from acute staphylococcal septicaemia following an ankle injury. She presented three times over three days with escalating signs of infecti…
0y · Male·Complications in association with fulminant sepsis in an infant (Streptococcus p…
Malakai Paraone, a seven-month-old infant, died from fulminant Streptococcus pyogenes sepsis and septic shock. Over three days, he was seen at three hospitals and a general practice clinic but sepsis was not id…
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
Bert Sharpe, aged 58, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 19 April 2004. He had been an involuntary psychiatric patient at Graylands Hospital since 1992, fo…
68y · Male·Complications of retroperitoneal haemorrhage due to inadvertent administration o…
Ian Fraser, 68, died from retroperitoneal haemorrhage following inadvertent dual anticoagulation with apixaban and enoxaparin. On 29 November 2019, a respiratory registrar attempted to prescribe discharge apixaban but mi…
33y · Male·Prolonged epileptic seizure resulting in gastric content aspiration and cardiac …
Roy Roberts, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man, died at Long Bay Correctional Complex from a prolonged epileptic seizure resulting in aspiration and cardiac arrest. He had experienced three prior seizure-like episodes in Apri…
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 …
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