148 results for “ICU admission”
49y · Female·Multi organ failure and Pneumonia
…r inflammation on 17 April 2009. She was appropriately admitted to hospital for further assessment. Despite ICU admission and multi-organ supportive therapy, she developed pneumonia and multi-organ failure, dying on 26 …
63y · Female·Complications following sedation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) t…
…sation for dehydration. During attempted PEG insertion on 27 June, she desaturated requiring intubation and ICU admission. The clinical lesson is the need for careful risk stratification before sedation in patients with…
61y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of aspiration pneumonia in a man with Pra…
…g, loose stools and cough, was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia, deteriorated with hypotension requiring ICU admission for circulatory support. Despite noradrenaline and milrinone, he developed a new right bundle bra…
55y · Male·toxic effects of quetiapine and clonazepam
…s of quetiapine and clonazepam after intentional overdose. He was found unconscious at home and admitted to ICU at Royal Adelaide Hospital where he was intubated for airway protection, treated with inotropes for shock, …
63y · Male·Multisystem organ failure, pneumonitis and sepsis; complications arising from a …
…were taken on 8 March 2008 but not reviewed until 10 March, when a MET call was made. He was transferred to ICU with septic shock secondary to staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. The infection likely originated from an IV …
51y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to Influenza A pneumonia, in the context of chronic k…
…, COPD, and ischaemic heart disease, died from multiple organ failure due to Influenza A pneumonia while in ICU custody. He was a prisoner with chronic health conditions requiring frequent hospitalisation (93 admissions…
31y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with intellectual disability and epilepsy (palliat…
…ild pneumonia. He deteriorated rapidly overnight, became unresponsive and hypotensive on 29 April requiring ICU admission and MET call, then declined despite high-flow oxygen support. His family agreed to end-of-life ca…
57y · Male·streptococcus pneumonia septicaemia due to splenectomy
…ailure to place arterial line for continuous blood pressure monitoring; and critically, failure to admit to ICU despite severe sepsis with lactic acidosis, hypotension (<90mmHg systolic for 3 hours), and MEWS scores >9.…
51y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with status epilepticus
…ility, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from complications of aspiration pneumonia and status epilepticus. He presented with status epilepticus and aspiration pneumonia requiring ICU admission, intubation, and pr…
54y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
…vent during a colonoscopy performed at Dandenong Hospital on 19 July 2023. She was subsequently admitted to ICU where her condition deteriorated, leading to a palliative care decision and transfer to McCulloch House whe…
Unknown·Ms Fensom: influenza A (H1N1 2009, pandemic swine flu) with myocarditis causing …
…tent hypotension at Millicent Hospital. Her condition required escalation to inotropic support and tertiary ICU care from at least mid-morning on 18 August, but the treating registrar (Dr V.) failed to recognise the ser…
58y · Male·Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, due to or as a consequence of T-cell lympho…
…al on 10 November 2016, then readmitted 2 days later. Diagnosis of HLH was made on 16 November, but despite ICU management, he deteriorated rapidly into multi-organ failure and died 7 days later. A forensic medical revi…
71y · Female·pneumonia following cervical spine fracture sustained in motor vehicle collision
…cervical spine fracture sustained in a motor vehicle accident that was not diagnosed during her hospital admission. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) paramedics inappropriately removed cervical spine immobilisation…
8y · Male·acute exacerbation of chronic asthma
…cient air movement and impending respiratory arrest. He should have been transferred to Hobart or Melbourne ICU 48 hours earlier when failing to respond to standard therapy. Resuscitation attempts were substandard. Deat…
54y · Female·Respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia, due to multiple sclerosis
…sability accommodation died of respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia. She presented with breathing difficulty and vomiting on 10 January 2024, was admitted to hospital, and received a MET call for hypoxia. She was …
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and end stage down syndrome
…ndrome, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by end-stage Down syndrome. He had recurrent hospital admissions for functional decline and aspiration risk due to loss of swallowing reflex. A speech pathologist confi…
41y · Male·Cardiomyopathy in a setting of acute abdomen
…was resuscitated and intubated but aspirated during intubation attempts. His condition deteriorated despite ICU care. The coroner found death resulted from cardiomyopathy in the setting of acute abdomen of unknown aetio…
50y · Male·Complications of urosepsis in the setting of T3/4 paraplegia
…breath and was transported to hospital with pneumonia, urosepsis, and chest infection. He died 26 August in ICU. The coroner found death resulted from urosepsis complications in the setting of paraplegia. While natural …
36y · Male·Multiple organ failure and hypoxic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest from inj…
…psed in the shower, and required CPR. Despite paramedic resuscitation and intensive hospital care including ICU admission, he suffered progressive multi-organ failure. The death highlights the critical danger of illicit…
45y · Female·Complications of acute alcohol intoxication
…irits, which she consumed. She was found unconscious with a blood alcohol level of 0.79mg/100mL and died in ICU from complications of acute alcohol intoxication. Clinical lessons include the need for careful assessment …
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