191 results for “acute kidney injury”
76y · Female·multisystem organ failure due to or as a consequence of ischaemic small intestin…
A 76-year-old woman presented to hospital with abdominal pain and was found on CT scan to have ischaemic colitis with signs of profound shock. The Consultant Surgeon decided on conservative management with fluid resuscit…
0y · Male·Complications following forceps delivery
A 3-day-old neonate died from complications of instrumental forceps delivery, specifically subgaleal haemorrhage with associated skull fracture and intracranial bleeding. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) complex fo…
67y · Female·Pneumonia (streptococcus pneumoniae) in a woman receiving treatment for carcinom…
…ing she was in remission, nursing and medical staff disbelieved them. No investigations were performed for acute illness. Her severe pain from pneumonia was treated symptomatically. Dr L. admitted her to palliative care…
46y · Male·sepsis following haemorrhoidectomy
46-year-old Justin Mark Dobson died from sepsis following a routine haemorrhoidectomy on 17 July 2019. He was discharged to the ward overnight but deteriorated significantly from 11:00 am on 18 July, showing hypotension,…
75y · Female·Septicaemia (Staphylococcus aureus) with antecedent cause of septic arthritis
A 75-year-old woman with chronic pain and previous staphylococcal infections presented to Glen Innes District Hospital with a swollen, warm right knee 10 days after a corticosteroid injection. Junior doctor Dr M. appropr…
71y · Female·multiple pulmonary thromboemboli and deep vein thrombosis
71-year-old woman presented to ED with signs of circulatory failure (hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnoea, hypoxia) and progressive leg pain/swelling over one week. ECG showed S1Q3T3 pattern consistent with pulmonary emb…
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a man …
Edward Ivan Africh, a 64-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema) in the setting of advanced chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia and heart fai…
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
A 36-year-old woman with congenital chest wall abnormality, scoliosis, and difficult intubation history presented to a rural hospital with community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis. She had multiple 'red flag' indicators o…
2y · Male·Group A beta Haemolytic Streptococcal septicaemia (invasive Group A Streptococca…
A 2-year-7-month-old boy died of Group A Streptococcal septicaemia after three presentations to hospital over three days. Clinical staff failed to recognise the developing bacterial infection despite objective warning si…
21y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septicaemia of mixed respiratory (bronchopneumonia) a…
Shannon Tang, a 21-year-old from Singapore with severe obesity (BMI 52) and multiple comorbidities including sleep apnoea, underwent elective laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery performed by Dr F.. He died on day 7 post-…
40y · Male·septic complications from injuries received from multiple dog bites sustained on…
Colin Amatto, a 40-year-old Yuin man, died from septic complications following a devastating dog attack with over 80 bite wounds. Critical clinical lesson: the same dog (Boof, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier) had attacked a…
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