537 results for “sepsis”
71y · Male·sepsis caused by mediastinal empyema (abscess) which complicated perforation of …
Terence Carroll, 71, died from sepsis and mediastinal empyema following oesophageal perforation during rigid oesophagoscopy for stricture dilati…
19y · Female·Meningococcal septicaemia
…tation, multiple antibiotics, and organ support, she developed refractory shock and died from overwhelming sepsis. The case highlights that meningococcal W disease progresses rapidly and can be fatal even with optimal me…
40y · Female·Complications of influenza A infection in a woman with Moebius syndrome (palliat…
…revious help-seeking behaviour. The next morning she vomited and was hospitalised. Despite antibiotics and sepsis pathway management, her condition deteriorated with aspiration pneumonia and she died 4 days later. The co…
45y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxia following cardio-respiratory collapse due to anaphylaxis…
…ower limb infections died from anaphylaxis to intravenously administered flucloxacillin. He presented with sepsis secondary to a Staphylococcus aureus foot infection with bacteraemia. Blood cultures confirmed life-threat…
45y · Male·Acute renal failure in the setting of urosepsis and San Filippo Syndrome
…early-onset dementia living in a community residential unit, died from acute renal failure secondary to urosepsis. He presented with urinary tract infection symptoms on 5 May 2014, was treated with antibiotics in the com…
90y · Female·Renal failure secondary to gentamicin therapy for urinary tract infection (sepsi…
Ellen O'Connor, a 90-year-old woman with renal artery stenosis and coronary artery disease, died from acute renal failure following gentamicin administration for Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection. A single 2…
38y · Female·Septicaemia, urosepsis, and Lennox Gastaut syndrome
… severe intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and Lennox-Gastaut epilepsy, died from septicaemia and urosepsis following a urinary tract infection. She presented with bruising to her thigh on 6 February 2011, but was …
41y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash with superimposed infection
Troy Dale Lucas, aged 41, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on 15 May 2012 in East Devonport, Tasmania. He collided head-on with a Toyota Corolla driven by Jacqueline Roberts-Thompson, who was t…
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 2…
62y · Male·Multi-organ infarctions (brain, kidneys, heart) resulting from thromboemboli sec…
Mr TAM, a 62-year-old man with multiple cardiac conditions, died from multi-organ infarction secondary to an atrio-oesophageal fistula that developed after radio-frequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. The fistula is…
88y · Female·Sepsis complicated by multiple organ failure in a woman with comorbidities in th…
An 88-year-old woman died from sepsis with multiple organ failure following shoulder surgery. She developed an undiagnosed urinary tract infecti…
0y · Female·Subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhages due to late onset vitamin K deficiency bl…
…he baby presented with lethargy, poor feeding, and vomiting at one month of age, initially misdiagnosed as sepsis. Imaging revealed extensive intracranial bleeding; INR was critically elevated at 10. Despite emergency tr…
66y · Male·carcinomatosis complicated by recurrent sepsis and multisystem failure in a man …
A 66-year-old man with renal cell carcinoma died in hospital from carcinomatosis with sepsis and multisystem failure. Critical clinical lesson: haematuria in 2005 was not adequately investigated with…
36y · Male·infective endocarditis
…ditis was confirmed. Despite aortic valve replacement surgery and antibiotics, he died from uncontrollable sepsis and multiple organ failure. Key clinical lessons: prisoners have elevated infective endocarditis risk due …
0y · Female·Sepsis
Baby Lily Irwin died of sepsis caused by ascending bacterial infection (Staphylococcus aureus) that developed after spontaneous rupture o…
82y · Female·peritonitis due to a perforated viscus (proximal jejunum) resulting from motor v…
…al vital sign changes including acidosis, hypoxia, and tachycardia in the early morning of day 2 indicated sepsis/peritonitis requiring immediate surgical consultation. The senior surgeon should have been notified when t…
64y · Male·necrotising fasciitis precipitated by a fishbone perforating his rectum, leading…
…sh bone lodged in his rectum on 3 December 2008. Following removal on 5 December, he developed progressive sepsis leading to necrotising fasciitis. Critical delays occurred: surgery was delayed 32 hours (justified by sur…
82y · Male·sepsis due to infected sacral ulcer with osteomyelitis and necrotising fasciitis
…e 2 to stage 4 within two weeks, complicated by equipment malfunction and documentation gaps. He developed sepsis and necrotising fasciitis requiring palliation. Clinical lessons include: immediate implementation of pres…
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…
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 fr…
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