0y · Male·Urosepsis and renal failure in a child with acute on chronic pyelonephritis seco…
An 11-month-old boy with undiagnosed posterior urethral valves and hydronephrosis presented with fever, respiratory distress, and lethargy over three days. He was assessed by multiple GPs and presented to the ED at Werri…
67y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism arising from deep vein thrombosis of the left leg
Kathleen Mary Savage, a 67-year-old woman with profound intellectual disability, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis following a 13-day hospital admission for constipation and sepsis. She collaps…
47y · Male·pericardial tamponade secondary to ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm …
Salvatore Accardo, a 47-year-old with previously diagnosed Marfan syndrome, died from pericardial tamponade secondary to ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm. He presented to Austin Hospital ED on 22 February 200…
69y · Male·septic shock due to infected decubitus ulcers complicated by osteomyelitis
A 69-year-old man with Parkinson's disease died from septic shock caused by infected pressure ulcers (stage 4 decubitus ulcers with osteomyelitis) that developed in aged care. Pressure sores appeared within 31 days of ad…
33y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating mixed drug toxicity
Jessica Higgins, a 33-year-old woman with chronic pain and opioid dependence, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following mixed drug toxicity. She underwent a ketamine infusion with opioid rotation from oxycodon…
42y · Female·hypovolaemic shock due to an acute ruptured subcapsular splenic haematoma in the…
Eve Brown, a 42-year-old Aboriginal woman, died of hypovolaemic shock from a ruptured splenic haematoma in the context of urosepsis at a regional hospital. She presented with UTI symptoms and was admitted to Lightning Ri…
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