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57y · Female·multi-organ failure due to sepsis caused by streptococcus pneumoniae infection
Joanne Craig, a 57-year-old Aboriginal woman, presented to Katherine District Hospital on 24 January 2018 with fever, vomiting, and cough. She had streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis with elevated inflammatory markers from 1…
51y · Male·Sepsis due to or as a consequence of right lower limb necrotising fasciitis due …
A 51-year-old man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma died from sepsis following necrotising fasciitis of the lower limb, which developed after a pseudo-aneurysm complication from coronary angiography. Key clinical less…
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating a seizure in a man with dysphagia and phenylke…
A 66-year-old man with phenylketonuria and intellectual disability died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by seizure following missed anti-epileptic medications at his residential care facility. He presented to St Vi…
53y · Female·multiple organ failure as a result of septic shock
Pauline Kessell, aged 53, died from septic shock caused by overwhelming sepsis following endoscopic pyeloscopy with laser lithotripsy for a 5cm infected staghorn calculus on 12 August 2015. Critical clinical lessons: (1)…
27y · Female·Septicaemia secondary to Neisseria meningitides infection
Naomi Williams, a 27-year-old Wiradjuri woman, died from meningococcal septicaemia on 1 January 2016. She presented to Tumut Hospital in the early hours with generalised aches and pains while pregnant. Despite vital sign…
48y · Male·Septicaemia in a man with a psoas abscess; Diabetes mellitis
A 48-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes, mild cognitive impairment, and chronic alcoholic liver disease was admitted with sepsis from a psoas abscess. After 15 days of intravenous antibiotics, he refused IV con…
55y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with Down Syndrome
Glenn Thomas King, a 55-year-old man with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, asthma, bronchiectasis and recurrent chest infections, died from community-acquired pneumonia. He was treated by his general practitioner …
58y · Male·Multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma due to cirrhosis of the liver due to hepatit…
Michael Leslie Burrell, a 58-year-old prisoner with terminal hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to hepatitis C and cirrhosis, died in the Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He was admitted to the ED on 17 September…
45y · Female·methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endocarditis of the mitral va…
A 45-year-old woman with chronic renal failure requiring dialysis and bipolar disorder died of MRSA endocarditis of the mitral valve. She was detained under a Mental Health Act order due to manic episodes and non-complia…
31y · Female·urosepsis due to acute pyelonephritis
Catherine Joy Davis, a 31-year-old woman with severe lissencephaly, intellectual impairment, epilepsy and cerebral palsy, died from urosepsis due to acute pyelonephritis. She presented to ED with vomiting and constipatio…
55y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with epilepsy and intellectual disability
Kerri Michelle Moore, a 55-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy, and progressive neurological deficit, died from aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted with status epilepticus, treated with antibiotics a…
17y · Female·bacterial sepsis (septic shock) due to Neisseria meningitidis infection
Sarah Rose Beltz, a 17-year-old student, died of bacterial sepsis (septic shock) secondary to Neisseria meningitidis infection on 12 July 2018. She contracted meningococcal disease and presented to Hobart Private Hospita…
39y · Male·septicaemia following self-administered intravenous injection of faeces
A 39-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, personality disorder, and substance dependence died from septicaemia after self-injecting faeces into his vein while an involuntary mental health patient. He obtained a sy…
42y · Male·Cardiac arrest following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, likely due to E.coli …
Jarrod Wright, a 42-year-old man admitted with cellulitis, developed sepsis-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring ICU care with non-invasive ventilation. Critical failures occurred in managing his …
1y · Male·Septicaemia due to Streptococcal (Beta Haemolytic Group A) infection
Troy Almond, a 17-month-old boy, presented to the Emergency Department with fever, lethargy, vomiting, and tachycardia. Vital signs showed heart rate 173 bpm (red zone) and fever 38.9°C. Dr T. diagnosed viral illness (po…
22y · Female·septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis in a woman with …
Sarah Hammoud, aged 22 with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis. She resided in a supported residential service and had recurrent elbow in…
79y · Male·Complications associated with metastatic colorectal carcinoma and diabetes melli…
Kenneth Johnstone, a 79-year-old prisoner with extensive comorbidities including metastatic colorectal cancer, diabetes, stage 4 chronic kidney disease, and osteomyelitis, died from cancer complications. He was appropria…
27y · Male·multiple organ failure due to the consequences of multiple gunshot wounds to the…
Mahmoud Houri died aged 27 in custody from multiple organ failure, a consequence of gunshot wounds sustained in 2002. The inquest examined whether appropriate care was provided on 21 August 2008 when he presented with vo…
54y · Male·Unascertained
A 54-year-old man with HIV, hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and significant immunocompromise presented with acute sepsis on 23 December 2016. Despite rapid ambulance response with sepsis protocol initiation and ICU-level aggress…
47y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down syndrome
Andrew Bond, a 47-year-old man with Down syndrome and significant disabilities, died from aspiration pneumonia after a chronic decline in swallowing function. He had oropharyngeal dysphagia since 2007 and Alzheimer's dis…
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