37 results for “neonatal intensive care”
0y · Male·Head injury in the setting of labour
Baby Cai Wheeler-Trow was born at 36 weeks and 2 days following a failed instrumental delivery and emergency caesarean section. He developed a skull fracture and subgaleal haemorrhage, presenting with clinical deteriorat…
2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
…vember 2008. The clinical lesson is that unrecognised pregnancy can occur even with clinical contact; healthcare providers should maintain suspicion for pregnancy in women of reproductive age presenting with abdominal pa…
0y · Unknown·sepsis leading to multiple organ failure syndrome
A 48-day-old neonate with congenital heart defect presented to the ED with fever and vomiting on 20 September 2019. Initial triage as Category 3 was inappropriate; the child required urgent assessment. The ED intern saw …
0y · Male·Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and massive subgaleal haemorrhage, both associat…
Baby X, born at Canberra Hospital after a prolonged labour, died at age 2 days from injuries sustained during birth. Two interlinked pathologies contributed to death: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) from prolonged …
Female·Sepsis in the setting of a lotus birth
A premature female neonate born at 36+5 weeks via emergency caesarean section developed sepsis and died at 2 days of age. She had been delivered with lotus birth (cord left attached to placenta) and vaginal seeding (mate…
0y · Male·acute hypoxic damage caused by shoulder dystocia during delivery
Declan Brian McConville was born with shoulder dystocia (impacted shoulders) after vacuum-assisted delivery at Royal Darwin Hospital on 31 August 2007. He was stuck in the birth canal for approximately 15 minutes before …
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxia
An 8-day-old neonate died of perinatal hypoxia on 14 December 2019, 8 days after emergency caesarean section. The infant presented with seizures, hypotonia, and severe encephalopathy. Autopsy revealed severe global cereb…
1y · Female·Pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure secondary to total anomalous pulm…
…ion and right heart failure. She had undergone cardiac surgery within the first day of life and required intensive home management including strict fluid balance, regular medications, daily weighing, and vital sign moni…
7y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting of a breech delivery
…lear safety-net advice; the preventable death resulted from the mother's decision not to access recommended care rather than medical error.
0y · Male·Cardiorespiratory failure due to failure of anaesthetic rebreathe bag
Taylor Ainalidis, aged 3 weeks, died on 21 June 2000 at the Royal Children's Hospital following cardiorespiratory failure during resuscitation after surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot. The primary cause was failure of an an…
0y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to pneumonia and pulmonary haemorrhage
Pruseyus Sharp was a 39-day-old neonate who died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to pneumonia and pulmonary haemorrhage caused by picornavirus infection. She presented with severe apnoea and minimal preceding symptom…
Jessica: disseminated intravascular coagulation following haemorrhage (subgaleal…
Two neonates died from complications of subgaleal haemorrhage following ventouse extraction. Jessica Stemmer (7 hours old) died from disseminated intravascular coagulation after subgaleal haemorrhage. Thomas Mahar (8 day…
3y · Male·Escherichia Coli sepsis in a low birth weight infant
…al. Although his initial condition was reassuring, he was managed on the postnatal ward rather than special care nursery. Critical gaps in care included: lack of paediatric team involvement in discharge decision-making, …
0y · Male·hypoxia and reduced pulmonary perfusion complicating congenital heart disease
… (5) observation charts lacked clear escalation protocols for modified saturation levels. The coroner found care decisions were reasonable in context but acknowledged earlier diagnostic investigation and care escalation …
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxia
Baby R, born at 39 weeks 6 days via planned homebirth with private midwives, died from perinatal hypoxia on day 6 of life. The mother had significant obstetric risk factors: previous emergency caesarean section, macrosom…
0y · Male·Trisomy 21 with complex cardiac anomalies complicated by pulmonary hypertension,…
Baby G, born with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) and complex cardiac anomalies, died at Royal Darwin Hospital on 18 March 2023 aged 6 months. The coroner found that non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) should have been offer…
0y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury
A five-month-old girl died from catastrophic brain injuries caused by violent shaking on 20 May 2019. Medical evidence established she was shaken by an adult on at least two occasions: once around 6 May 2019 (evidenced b…
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