41 results for “acute respiratory distress syndrome”
53y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis
…at Rockhampton Watchhouse then transferred to Capricornia Correctional Centre. He developed sepsis from an acute infection (likely pneumonia) and died from multi-organ failure at Rockhampton Hospital. Clinical lessons i…
73y · Female·coronary atherosclerosis
A 73-year-old woman admitted with severe respiratory distress was appropriately managed in ICU with intubation and extubated after 8 days. She was transferr…
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 o…
41y · Male·multi-organ failure and staphylococcal septicaemia following pulmonary and aorti…
…to RAH. He absconded after 24 hours, returning to the community in a delirious state due to sepsis-induced acute organic brain syndrome. He was appropriately detained under the Mental Health Act to ensure treatment, re-…
83y · Male·pneumonia and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Legionella ba…
An 83-year-old man died from pneumonia and respiratory distress caused by Legionella bacterium. He presented with abdominal symptoms and was initially misdiag…
Unknown·Ms Fensom: influenza A (H1N1 2009, pandemic swine flu) with myocarditis causing …
Two deaths from H1N1 influenza in 2009. Ms Fensom (41) died from myocarditis complicating swine flu after inadequate recognition and management of persistent hypotension at Millicent Hospital. Her condition required esca…
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
…eval services; insufficient IV fluid resuscitation (patient encouraged to refuse); misinterpretation of respiratory distress as anxiety/alcohol withdrawal; sparse overnight vital sign monitoring despite clinical deterio…
29y · Female·Invasive aspergillosis
…uidelines or assessment of concomitant medication (epilem). The excessive dose triggered hypersensitivity syndrome, requiring steroid treatment that caused immunosuppression. Steroid-induced immunosuppression increased s…
16y · Male·Anaphylaxis due to mammalian meat allergy after tick bite, causing an acute exac…
…ed) which triggered status asthmaticus. He had experienced red meat reactions since age 10 and a severe respiratory event in April 2021 that was diagnosed as asthma without consideration of anaphylaxis. This represented…
35y · Male·Multiple organ failure—cause not determined to requisite standard
…mate poisoning, glyphosate or MCPA herbicide poisoning, doramectin toxicity, paroxetine-induced serotonin syndrome, and intentional self-poisoning. Toxicological testing failed to detect farm chemicals in blood samples; …
61y · Female·Diffuse alveolar damage in a woman with restrictive lung disease following catar…
…st part of the procedure. Despite this decompensation, the second part proceeded, requiring intubation for acute pulmonary oedema. She died five days later from diffuse alveolar damage. The coroner found the surgery was…
81y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating multiple right-sided rib fractures due to a fal…
…anagement, and transfer to major trauma centres due to high mortality risk from complications including respiratory failure, pneumonia, and multi-organ failure.
17y · Female·Acute Methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA) toxicity
Gemma Thoms, a 17-year-old girl, died from acute MDMA toxicity after consuming three ecstasy tablets at the Big Day Out music festival on 1 February 2009. …
2y · Male·Perinatal asphyxia leading to cerebral anoxia and subsequent multi-organ failure
…servative approach, whilst appropriate for stable infants, was inadequate for this at-risk baby born after acute blood loss. Systems failures in pathology result communication (2.5-hour delays) delayed necessary escalat…
39y · Female·Septic shock and nosocomial pneumonia secondary to pentobarbital (Nembutal) over…
A 39-year-old woman with major depression and Cluster B personality traits died by suicide in Mexico following a pentobarbital overdose on 28 April 2008, resulting in septic shock and nosocomial pneumonia. She had been a…
11y · Male·Sepsis
An 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD level 3), ADHD, and obesity died from sepsis on 20 June 2022. He presented to Rosebud Hospital ED on 14 June with fever, vomiting, and low blood pressure, was dischar…
34y · Male·multi-organ failure with right-sided tension pneumothorax
A 34-year-old man with a ruptured spleen and fractured ribs presented to the Emergency Department on multiple occasions with abdominal and chest pain. He was discharged on 28 February, 5 March and 6 March without admissi…
6y · Male·Sepsis due to melioidosis
A six-year-old previously healthy boy died from sepsis due to melioidosis after multiple presentations to a remote hospital over five days (5–10 January 2017) with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, and headache. Initial diagno…
24y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, due to or as a consequence of cardiac arrest, …
Hamid Khazaei, an Iranian asylum seeker aged 24, died on 5 September 2014 after contracting a leg infection (Chromobacterium violaceum) on Manus Island while in immigration detention. His death was preventable and result…
36y · Female·Global ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest in the immediate post…
Caroline Lovell, 36, died from postpartum haemorrhage following home birth of her second child. She had significant risk factors: prior PPH with first child and uterine fibroid, but these were not properly investigated b…
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