304 results for “multi-system failure”
84y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and multi-system organ failure arising from being a victim of h…
Stanly Roger Walker, aged 84, died on 5 July 2008 from bronchopneumonia and multi-system organ failure following a severe house fire on 16 June 2008 at his Footscray home. The fire started in …
62y · Male·Multi-organ infarctions (brain, kidneys, heart) resulting from thromboemboli sec…
Mr TAM, a 62-year-old man with multiple cardiac conditions, died from multi-organ infarction secondary to an atrio-oesophageal fistula that developed after radio-frequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. The fistula is…
57y · Male·Multiple Organ Failure and Intra-Abdominal Haemorrhage following Cholecystectomy
… dense adhesions and obesity. Post-operatively, he developed progressive hypoxia and signs of acute renal failure within hours. Despite escalation to high-dependency care and ED review, he deteriorated rapidly overnight…
29y · Female·multi-lobe community acquired pneumonia and respiratory failure
…ong-standing anorexia nervosa diagnosed at age 17, died from community-acquired pneumonia and respiratory failure after a final 21-day admission to Alice Springs Hospital. She was found hypoglycaemic at home on 5 Januar…
73y · Female·Multi organ failure due to adhesions related bowel perforation (surgically treat…
Sharyn Kaine, a 73-year-old woman, died from multi-organ failure due to adhesions-related bowel perforation and paracetamol-induced liver failure. She was prescribed intr…
53y · Male·disseminated malignant melanoma
…nt had a 65% chance of five-year disease-free survival. The standard of care was unsatisfactory; systemic failures in MDT communication and follow-up directly contributed to a preventable death.
72y · Female·multi-organ failure secondary to poly-trauma and likely bee-sting related toxidr…
Elaine Betty Sime, a 72-year-old fit and healthy woman, died from multi-organ failure following poly-trauma and bee sting toxidrome after a tree fell on her during a walk. The tree at Ruffey …
78y · Male·Complications of bowel surgery; specifically post-operative chest infection and …
…colectomy. Post-operatively, he developed chest infection on day 4, progressing to sepsis and multi-organ failure. Death resulted from post-operative complications including overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI…
0y · Female·Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) category 2
…ner found that whilst medical staff made reasonable clinical decisions about discharge, critical systemic failures occurred: lack of Child Protection involvement, inadequate multi-agency discharge planning, failure to i…
91y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to inanition complicating prolonged delirium of uncertai…
Gordon Charles Smith, 91, died from multi-organ failure due to severe malnutrition (inanition) complicating prolonged delirium of unknown cause at Repatriation G…
59y · Female·complications of intra-abdominal sepsis, including multi-organ failure and bowel…
59-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis, multi-organ failure and bowel perforation following median hepatectomy for cholangiocarcinoma. Key clinical issues included: …
62y · Male·multi organ failure due to atypical pneumonia
…Hospital with upper respiratory tract infection that progressed to atypical pneumonia causing multi-organ failure and death. Critical clinical lessons: blood results on 11 May 2008 at 21:30 showed significant abnormalit…
54y · Male·multi-organ failure and sepsis complicating fulminant pneumonia with empyema (op…
A 54-year-old man died from sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to fulminant pneumonia with empyema. He presented to his GP on 1 April 2021 with concerning sig…
18y · Female·Colchicine toxicity
An 18-year-old female died from colchicine toxicity after intentional overdose of her father's medications during a mental health crisis. She ingested approximately 10-15g of colchicine (dose 0.25mg/kg), below the guidel…
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…
76y · Female·colchicine toxicity
… nursing home. However, the case highlights that colchicine's serious toxicity risk—including multi-organ failure—is not widely known in the medical community. Expert evidence showed prednisolone is preferred for acute …
59y · Male·multiorgan failure complicating paracetamol toxicity
…se. Police responded promptly and he was transferred to Dandenong Hospital where he developed acute liver failure and multi-organ failure despite maximal intensive care and N-acetylcysteine. Transfer to Austin Hospital …
36y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to consequences of multiple injuries sustained following…
…motor vehicle, sustaining multiple injuries including head trauma. He died 17 days later from multi-organ failure and sepsis. The coroner identified preventable factors: shortage of extended-care beds forcing retention …
18y · Male·acute multiple drug toxicity
…y contacted Darwin communications. By hospital arrival at 7:01am, the deceased was dying with multi-organ failure. The coroner found the dispatcher breached mandatory policy, though medical evidence indicated the 54-min…
45y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to septicaemia and peritonitis due to faecal leakage fro…
A 45-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure following failure of a loop colostomy created for management of an anastomotic leak after bowel cancer su…
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