180 results for “sepsis risk”
22y · Male·Meningococcal meningitis and sepsis
Daniel Roulant, 22, died from meningococcal meningitis and sepsis within 24 hours of symptom onset. He presented to his GP on 23 November 2017 with a viral head cold, low-g…
48y · Male·Septicaemia in a man with a psoas abscess; Diabetes mellitis
…sulin-dependent diabetes, mild cognitive impairment, and chronic alcoholic liver disease was admitted with sepsis from a psoas abscess. After 15 days of intravenous antibiotics, he refused IV continuation on 5 December. …
75y · Female·postoperative delirium/exacerbation of community acquired pneumonia following le…
…e, anemia, and significant mobility impairment fell in her aged care facility despite documented high falls risk and appropriate preventive measures. She sustained a neck of femur fracture requiring hemiarthroplasty. Pos…
54y · Male·Respiratory failure secondary to prolonged ventilation for the management of sep…
Christopher McIntosh, a 54-year-old man with type 2 diabetes, died from respiratory failure secondary to sepsis originating from an infected foot ulcer while incarcerated at Hopkins Correctional Centre. The coroner fou…
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia and cholangitis; obstructive jaundice from intraduct tumour…
…d cholangitis secondary to an obstructive bile duct tumour. She was admitted with obstructive jaundice and sepsis, underwent ERCP procedures for bile duct obstruction and stent insertion. Despite antibiotic therapy and s…
47y · Male·Multi organ failure and sepsis complicating ulcerating colitis and intestinal ob…
…pite multidisciplinary team care including ICU management and emergency colectomy, he developed peritoneal sepsis and multi-organ failure. The coroner found no deficiency in medical care provided during imprisonment or h…
45y · Female·methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endocarditis of the mitral va…
…gust 2015, likely introducing infection. Despite immediate reinsertion and appropriate antibiotic therapy, sepsis developed and seeded to multiple organs. The coroner found care was appropriate and identified little that…
41y · Male·multi-organ failure and staphylococcal septicaemia following pulmonary and aorti…
…e was admitted to RAH. He absconded after 24 hours, returning to the community in a delirious state due to sepsis-induced acute organic brain syndrome. He was appropriately detained under the Mental Health Act to ensure …
0y · Female·Right ventricular failure secondary to pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal…
… medical management, and 15 cardiac surgical procedures, she developed progressive complications including sepsis, seizures, and organ dysfunction. The Coroners Prevention Unit found her medical care was appropriately ma…
53y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis
…d and detained at Rockhampton Watchhouse then transferred to Capricornia Correctional Centre. He developed sepsis from an acute infection (likely pneumonia) and died from multi-organ failure at Rockhampton Hospital. Clin…
48y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in a patient with sigmoid colon vo…
Daniel Allan Sullivan, a 48-year-old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia who had been an involuntary patient at Graylands Hospital for 23 years, presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 13 June 2004 with abdomin…
44y · Male·Sepsis due to Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) septicaemia complic…
…CRP and lactate may indicate evolving bacterial infection even when initial cultures are negative. Current sepsis protocols should guide empiric antibiotic therapy in shock states.
56y · Male·Cardiogenic shock, end stage ischemia due to chemo related cardiomyopathy, fulmi…
…nd. Post-operatively, he required prolonged ECMO, IABP, and biventricular assist devices but developed VRE sepsis, aspergillus infection, and multi-organ failure, dying 30 days post-transplant. Expert review found the de…
66y · Male·sepsis following bacteraemia caused by transurethral catheter insertion
A 66-year-old man with severe dementia and multiple comorbidities died from sepsis following bacteraemia after a routine indwelling urinary catheter change at a nursing home. The catheter i…
59y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in a man with in…
… preventable errors or system failures were identified. Key clinical lessons include recognising aspiration risk in patients with intellectual disability and coordinating multi-system illness management (cardiac, respira…
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
…U admission. Despite appropriate re-look surgery and management, bowel ischaemia developed, progressing to sepsis and multi-organ failure. The coronial consultant found medical management was of good standard throughout,…
75y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of epilepsy and cerebral palsy
… He presented to hospital with fatigue, fever and cough on 18 October 2023 and was admitted with suspected sepsis. He rapidly deteriorated developing severe hypoxia and aspiration pneumonia, despite receiving appropriate…
54y · Male·Respiratory failure secondary to prolonged ventilation for management of sepsis …
… 54-year-old man with Type II diabetes and chronic foot ulcers, died from respiratory failure secondary to sepsis arising from an infected foot ulcer requiring above-knee amputation. He was incarcerated at Hopkins Correc…
75y · Female·Infective complications of a left hand injury with diabetic ketoacidosis
…ed infection in diabetic patients, the importance of medical engagement despite patient reluctance, and the risk of social isolation and self-neglect in elderly living alone.
33y · Female·multiple organ failure complicating sepsis in a woman with cirrhosis of the live…
…y Tinker, a 33-year-old Aboriginal woman with unrecognised cirrhosis from chronic alcohol abuse, died from sepsis-related multi-organ failure while imprisoned. She had been admitted to Royal Perth Hospital in 2004 with d…
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