113 results for “acute liver failure”
53y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis
Matthew Tiers, a 53-year-old Aboriginal man with extensive comorbidities including alcoholic liver disease, was arrested and detained at Rockhampton Watchhouse then transferred to Capricornia Correctional …
64y · Male·Heart failure secondary to alcohol related liver disease, coronary obstructive p…
Emanuel Mavridis, aged 64, died of heart failure secondary to alcohol-related liver disease, COPD, and ischaemic/alcoholic cardiomyopathy. He presented to…
85y · Male·Liver ischaemia and portal vein thrombosis complicating emergency cholecystectom…
…morbidities including diabetes, pancreatitis, and gallstones, died following emergency cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis with Mirizzi's syndrome. Intraoperative complications included major bile duct injury, right…
61y · Male·Multiorgan failure, due to, or as a consequence of metastatic lung cancer (suspi…
Shane Anthony May, a 61-year-old prisoner, died of multiorgan failure secondary to metastatic lung cancer after 44 days in custody. He presented with COVID-19 symptoms on rece…
18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…
…ale with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and severe intellectual disability died from multiorgan failure complicating severe malnutrition, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and obesity. She presented acutely w…
32y · Male·Systemic sarcoidosis with severe steatosis and acute myocardial infarction
…th unit shortly after receiving emergency intramuscular sedation (haloperidol 10mg and midazolam 10mg) for acute agitation and refusal of oral medication. While the patient's family was concerned about haloperidol use g…
33y · Female·multiple organ failure complicating sepsis in a woman with cirrhosis of the live…
…iginal woman with unrecognised cirrhosis from chronic alcohol abuse, died from sepsis-related multi-organ failure while imprisoned. She had been admitted to Royal Perth Hospital in 2004 with decompensated liver failure …
63y · Male·metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with ischaemic heart disease as a significa…
A 63-year-old man serving a custodial sentence died of metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with contributing ischaemic heart disease. One month before death, he presented with constitutional symptoms and was diagnosed w…
39y · Female·multiorgan failure and probable sepsis
…ally by drainage. Despite initial haemodynamic improvement, she developed multiorgan dysfunction including acute kidney injury, liver failure, and pneumonia with ongoing seizures. After discussion with family regarding …
41y · Male·end-stage liver disease and pneumonia
Hans Heinrich von Spreckelsen, aged 41, died of end-stage liver disease and pneumonia while detained under the Mental Health Act at Flinders Medical Centre. He had hepati…
47y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to Aeromonas Sobria sepsis in a man with cirrhosis
…hand exposure to contaminated farm water. He presented to hospital with non-specific symptoms and elevated liver markers, which were initially attributed to possible alcohol-related liver disease. Despite appropriate in…
60y · Female·acute cerebral bleed resulting from blunt trauma and late haemorrhagic progressi…
Gwenith Elkington, aged 60, died from acute cerebral bleed resulting from haemorrhagic progression of a traumatic brain injury sustained in a bathroom…
20y · Female·multi-organ failure due to polypharmacy overdose
A 20-year-old woman with depression and borderline personality disorder died from multi-organ failure following a large polypharmacy overdose (13 grams of paracetamol among 78 tablets). She was admitted to t…
39y · Male·Complications arising from widely disseminated primary pulmonary small cell carc…
… complications of widely disseminated small cell lung cancer with hepatitis C cirrhosis. He presented with acute psychosis and catatonia in December 2018, receiving appropriate psychiatric care including ECT. During sub…
2y · Male·multiorgan failure in a boy with clinically suspected sepsis and Cockayne syndro…
A 2-year-old boy with Cockayne syndrome (a rare life-limiting genetic condition) died from multiorgan failure due to clinically suspected sepsis following hospitalisation for acute illness with vomiting, lethargy an…
74y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicating elective umbilical hernia repair
…arly enough. Critical factors included: over-reliance on a single haemoglobin result to exclude bleeding; failure to recognise that haemoglobin doesn't fall immediately in acute bleeding; inadequate communication from I…
10y · Female·Multi-organ failure secondary to overwhelming herpes simplex virus (HSV) infecti…
A 10-year-old girl died from multi-organ failure secondary to overwhelming herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. She presented to the Women's and Children…
53y · Male·decompensated alcoholic liver disease in the setting of gastro-intestinal haemor…
A 53-year-old man with advanced alcoholic liver disease (Child-Pugh C) died of decompensated liver disease with gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He was arres…
64y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia in a woman with liver failure
Patsy Chubby, 64, died from acute bronchopneumonia complicated by terminal liver failure and multiple chronic conditions (cardiac cirrhosis,…
63y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes. Cardiac arrest with secondary hypoxic-ischaemic …
A 63-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, obstructive sleep apnoea, prostatic hyperplasia, and emphysema was admitted involuntarily to Northern Hospital on 24 March 2024 after exhibiting delirium and mania with …
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