276 results for “multi-organ failure”
52y · Male·Metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
…ted sepsis, and palliative radiotherapy. His condition deteriorated despite treatment, and he died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis. The coroner found adequate and appropriate medical care was provided. Earlier ho…
54y · Male·Complications including hepatic encephalopathy, pneumonia and multi-organ failur…
…mplications of hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma including hepatic encephalopathy, pneumonia and multi-organ failure. He collapsed at Acacia Prison on 4 May 2018 with seizures and was rapidly transferred to St Jo…
63y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis
…to Box Hill Hospital. Conservative treatment with antibiotics was chosen over repeat ERCP. He developed multi-organ failure and died on 8 July. The clinical lesson concerns recognizing early signs of sepsis in vulnerabl…
Female·multi-organ failure
Mrs M died from multi-organ failure following recurrent intra-abdominal sepsis and surgical complications after endoscopic duodenal…
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to paraquat ingestion
A 62-year-old man with diabetes, renal failure, and hypertension died from multi-organ failure following intentional ingestion of approximately 100-150m…
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. …
55y · Male·toxic effects of quetiapine and clonazepam
…inotropes for shock, and given activated charcoal. He developed aspiration pneumonia, septic shock, and multi-organ failure, dying 32 hours after admission. The coroner found medical treatment was competent and adequate…
79y · Male·multi-organ failure due to voluntary starvation on a background of severe depres…
A 79-year-old man died from multi-organ failure secondary to voluntary starvation in the context of severe depression following his wife's deat…
39y · Male·Complications arising from widely disseminated primary pulmonary small cell carc…
…on and treatment. The cancer presented atypically without classic signs until rapid decompensation with multi-organ failure on 21 February 2019. Autopsy revealed an extremely high-grade, aggressive tumour that had exten…
41y · Male·multi-organ failure due to severe lactic acidosis due to metformin toxicity
…ntilation, severe lactic acidosis developed consistent with lethal metformin concentrations, leading to multi-organ failure and death on 26 December 2009. The coroner found the hospital provided appropriate care and mad…
80y · Male·Pneumonia, with multi-organ failure in the form of liver failure (due to chronic…
Idris Griffiths, a 80-year-old man, died of pneumonia with multi-organ failure whilst in custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre. He had advanced chronic hepatitis C with cir…
89y · Male·multi-organ failure on a background of advanced dementia and small cell lung can…
An 89-year-old prisoner with advanced dementia and small cell lung cancer died from multi-organ failure whilst in lawful custody at Yatala Labour Prison. He entered prison aged 83 with complex medica…
50y · Male·multi-organ failure due to pancreatitis and generalised varicella zoster virus i…
…r with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (diagnosed 13 years prior, treated with bone marrow transplants), died of multi-organ failure from pancreatitis and disseminated varicella zoster virus infection. He was admitted to hospita…
62y · Male·Severe congestive heart failure and ischaemic cardiomyopathy
…sented to the emergency department with breathlessness and was diagnosed with chronic heart disease and multi-organ failure. He was transferred to palliative care and died five days later from severe congestive heart fa…
86y · Female·multi-organ failure due to sepsis
… comorbidities, a 'not for resuscitation' decision was made in consultation with her son. She died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis. The coroner found her care was appropriate and lawful, with no preventable issue…
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
…ibiotics, blood transfusions, endoscopy with haemostasis, and nasogastric feeding, he deteriorated from multi-organ failure. The coroner found no deficiency in care and noted the death was of natural causes. Key clinica…
26y · Male·Brain death post mixed drug toxicity including MDMA and cocaine
…as treated at the festival's medical tent before transfer to Royal Melbourne Hospital ICU. He developed multi-organ failure and cerebral edema with herniation, dying on 17 March 2022. The coroner identified consumption …
66y · Female·Multi-organ failure associated with haemorrhage and sepsis following cholecystec…
Mrs Jeanette Brown, 66, died from multi-organ failure following post-operative haemorrhage after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Arterial clip…
26y · Male·Brain death post mixed drug toxicity including MDMA and cocaine
…ncy treatment including seizure management and fluid resuscitation before transfer to ICU. He developed multi-organ failure and cerebral oedema with herniation. The coroner identified that Mr P likely consumed a high-do…
87y · Male·Consequences of an assault with severe facial fractures
…ractures, and subsequently developed large cerebral infarcts. Despite resuscitation and ICU management, multi-organ failure and devastating stroke made neurological recovery unlikely. The coroner found the death resulte…
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