334 results for “organ_failure”
75y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis secondary to hospital-acquired pneumonia
A 75-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia who was detained under Mental Health Act orders died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis secondary to hospital-acquired pneumonia. He was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital…
52y · Male·Metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
Darren Rodney Taylor, a 52-year-old Indigenous man, died in custody from metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma diagnosed in March 2017. He presented with abdominal pain initially attributed to constipation, then found to h…
65y · Female·klebsiella pneumonia sepsis and rhabdomyolysis after a fall at home
A 65-year-old woman with multiple chronic conditions including COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and alcoholic hepatitis fell at home and remained on the floor for approximately 2 hours before ambulance arrival. She present…
54y · Male·Complications including hepatic encephalopathy, pneumonia and multi-organ failur…
Wayne Frederick Leese, a 54-year-old prisoner, died from complications of hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma including hepatic encephalopathy, pneumonia and multi-organ failure. He collapsed at Acacia Prison on 4 M…
63y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis
Robert James Wright, a 63-year-old man with intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, died from bronchopneumonia complicated by cholangitis due to gallstone obstruction. He presented with weight loss and…
Female·multi-organ failure
Mrs M died from multi-organ failure following recurrent intra-abdominal sepsis and surgical complications after endoscopic duodenal perforation in June 2019. During resection of a duodenal adenoma, perforation occurred r…
51y · Male·Sepsis with multi-organ failure; pneumonia (multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus)…
John McFerrier, a 51-year-old man in immigration detention, died from sepsis with multi-organ failure and multi-drug resistant pneumonia, complicated by morbid obesity. He was admitted to Liverpool Hospital ICU with brea…
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 100-150ml of paraquat. He had recently assumed sole responsibility for the f…
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. He had a significant cardiac history including bypass surgery and stent placeme…
65y · Male·Multiple organ failure of unknown origin
Kevin Parkhill, a 65-year-old NDIS participant with type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease and congestive cardiac failure, developed a Stage IV heel wound while in supported accommodation. Despite…
51y · Female·peritoneal sepsis with multiple organ failure due to perforation of bowel by for…
A 51-year-old woman with intellectual disability and schizoaffective disorder died from peritoneal sepsis and multiple organ failure caused by bowel perforation from a wooden stick. The stick entered her body via her vag…
55y · Male·toxic effects of quetiapine and clonazepam
A 55-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder died from toxic effects of quetiapine and clonazepam after intentional overdose. He was found unconscious at home and admitted to ICU at Royal Adelaide Hospital where he …
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 death. He was admitted after police found him malnourished following 30 days of i…
39y · Male·Complications arising from widely disseminated primary pulmonary small cell carc…
A 39-year-old male inmate died from complications of widely disseminated small cell lung cancer with hepatitis C cirrhosis. He presented with acute psychosis and catatonia in December 2018, receiving appropriate psychiat…
86y · Female·Multiple organ failure following sepsis due to infected pressure ulcer of the hi…
Jean May Reardon, an 86-year-old widow living at home with limited mobility, required care from her adult children. Following an influenza illness, she developed multiple pressure ulcers within 7-10 days, particularly on…
89y · Female·Multiple organ failure with cachexia on a background of chronic lower limb ulcer…
An 89-year-old woman with chronic venous leg ulcers complicated by squamous cell carcinoma died of multiple organ failure in a nursing home. She had been under guardianship following hospitalization in January 2013 for d…
47y · Male·Organ failure following use of synthetic cannabinoids and consequent hyperthermi…
A 47-year-old man died from organ failure following synthetic cannabinoid use and consequent heat stroke. After smoking synthetic cannabinoids (AB-CHMINACA and 5F-AMB), he became confused and dehydrated in a hot environm…
77y · Male·multi-organ failure secondary to myocardial infarction
A 77-year-old man admitted to a nursing home after hip replacement surgery for a fractured neck of femur died from multi-organ failure secondary to myocardial infarction. He had multiple comorbidities including diabetes,…
24y · Male·multiple organ failure resulting from a closed head injury
A 24-year-old Aboriginal man died from multiple organ failure following a closed head injury sustained during a domestic violence incident. After an argument at a licensed club, the deceased and his wife returned home in…
41y · Male·multi-organ failure due to severe lactic acidosis due to metformin toxicity
A 41-year-old man with depression, anxiety, and substance abuse history deliberately ingested 390 metformin tablets on 24 December 2009 in a suicide attempt. He presented to the ED conscious and coherent, reporting the o…
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