191 results for “acute kidney injury”
91y · Female·kidney impairment and dehydration following thermal injury to right leg in an el…
… heater beside her bed at an aged care facility. Over six weeks, she developed progressive dehydration and acute kidney injury due to poor oral intake, leading to admission and palliative care. The coroner found the bed…
68y · Female·Sepsis (palliated)
…cers progressed and became infected with MSSA osteomyelitis. She was hospitalised in December with sepsis, acute kidney injury, hypernatraemia and malnutrition. The coroner found death due to natural causes. Clinical le…
88y · Male·Sepsis of unknown aetiology in a man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and other med…
…ncent's Hospital on 7 July. Despite antibiotic therapy and supportive care, he deteriorated with delirium, acute kidney injury, and liver dysfunction. He was deemed unsuitable for CPR or intubation. He died suddenly on …
88y · Male·Ischaemic bowel in a man with fractured pelvis secondary to a motor vehicle inci…
… Melbourne and was struck. He was admitted to Alfred Hospital with multiple pelvic fractures and developed acute kidney injury with abdominal pain. Imaging revealed portal vein thrombosis. Despite pain and delirium, no …
42y · Female·multiorgan failure complicating hyperthermia and metabolic acidosis following su…
…modiafiltration, ethanol infusion, and treatment of complications (oesophageal perforation, mediastinitis, acute kidney injury, septic shock), she developed cerebral oedema with herniation and died on 15 May 2019. The c…
82y · Male·Acute kidney failure due to possible sepsis or cardiogenic shock, with congestiv…
Ian Turnbull, a 82-year-old man in custody, died from acute kidney failure due to possible sepsis or cardiogenic shock with congestive cardiac failure. He had multipl…
63y · Female·Haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) caused by perforation of the right vent…
… and viral pneumonia. After initial discharge, she returned with worsening symptoms including hypotension, acute kidney injury, and declining cardiac function (LVEF 40%). The pericardiocentesis was performed as an emerg…
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
…bdominal pain and reduced responsiveness on 4 November 2024, was found to have type 2 respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, and constipation. Despite appropriate management including non-invasive ventilation, antibi…
76y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) due…
…f patient education regarding diabetes warning signs and physician responsiveness to family concerns about acute metabolic derangement. Post-mortem examination confirmed natural causes; an unsubstantiated allegation of …
73y · Female·pulmonary embolus
Mary Collis, a 73-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and type 2 diabetes, died from pulmonary embolus whilst an inpatient at Launceston General Hospital on 15 June 2020. She was admitted after becoming unconscious at h…
53y · Male·Sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia
Giovanni John Miceli, a 53-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in specialist disability accommodation, died from sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia. He had a known history of recurre…
56y · Female·Complications of cervical cancer
Kerry Forrest, aged 56, died in custody on 26 January 2016 from complications of advanced cervical cancer. She was serving a 25-year sentence after being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 2012, prior to sentenci…
33y · Male·Fatal cardiac arrhythmia, secondary to acute kidney injury
…2016 at Liverpool Hospital. He died 38 hours post-operatively from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to acute kidney injury with severe hyperkalaemia. Pre-operative assessment identified significant risks (obesity, h…
64y · Male·Multi organ failure due to metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
A 64-year-old man died of multi-organ failure secondary to metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung while serving a sentence on home detention. He had a significant cardiac history including bypass surgery and stent placeme…
61y · Female·aspiration pneumonia
…ductive cough, and reduced oral intake. Re-admitted with aspiration pneumonia, type 2 respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, and delirium, she failed to improve despite intravenous antibiotics and was transitioned to…
75y · Male·End stage myelodysplastic syndrome and end stage renal failure on a background o…
…isease, and metastatic prostate cancer. He was admitted to hospital on 14 December 2021 with pneumonia and acute kidney injury, improved markedly over two days, and was discharged to the prison infirmary on 16 December …
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the context of acute-on-chronic kidney failure associ…
Arthur James Bonney, a 59-year-old prisoner with advanced cardiac disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, underwent a CT scan with iodinated contrast on 30 July 2015 at Fiona Stanley Hospit…
84y · Female·Complications of pelvic fractures sustained in a traumatic incident
…pushed her during an altercation over food in an aged care facility. She developed bilateral pneumonia and acute kidney injury post-injury and deteriorated despite antibiotics and supportive care. The coroner's findings…
52y · Male·multiple organ failure and pulmonary thromboemboli complicating generalised seps…
…ging patients with treatment refusal due to fixed belief systems, the importance of capacity assessment in acutely unwell patients, and recognition that some presentations (scrotal swelling, fluid overload) may indicate…
3y · Male·thrombotic microangiopathy
A 3-year-old child died from thrombotic microangiopathy (haemolytic uraemic syndrome) secondary to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection, likely acquired from consumption of unpasteurised milk. Early presentation to GP…
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