90y · Female·Infected sacral ulcer and fluid imbalances in the context of dementia
… and care plans. While her advanced cardiac disease and age were significant, earlier appropriate wound debridement and better family communication regarding her deteriorating condition could have altered outcomes.
42y · Female·Pneumonia, underlying severe cerebral palsy
…tember 2021 hospitalization, compression stockings were left on continuously for three days causing severe tissue damage requiring below-knee amputation. Systemic failures included inadequate pain assessment in a non-ver…
23y · Female·Necrotising retroperitoneal fasciitis due to acute perforated gangrenous appendi…
Ms H, a 23-year-old with Asperger's syndrome and intellectual impairment under OPG guardianship for healthcare decisions, presented to Redcliffe Hospital ED with abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. Despite clinical c…
43y · Female·sepsis secondary to extensive acute peritonitis following perforation of small b…
43-year-old woman died from sepsis and necrotising fasciitis following small bowel perforation during laparoscopic tubal ligation. She was at high risk due to previous abdominal surgeries and adhesions. A 4-5mm perforati…
54y · Male·Respiratory failure secondary to prolonged ventilation for management of sepsis …
Christopher McIntosh, a 54-year-old man with Type II diabetes and chronic foot ulcers, died from respiratory failure secondary to sepsis arising from an infected foot ulcer requiring above-knee amputation. He was incarce…
28y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to Clostridium perfringens myonecrosis complicating lipo…
Lauren Edgar, a 28-year-old woman, died of multi-organ failure from Clostridium perfringens myonecrosis (gas gangrene) following a liposuction procedure performed by Dr K. on 5 March 2008. She presented to hospital on 8 …
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