165 results for “septic shock”
42y · Female·multiorgan failure complicating hyperthermia and metabolic acidosis following su…
…nol infusion, and treatment of complications (oesophageal perforation, mediastinitis, acute kidney injury, septic shock), she developed cerebral oedema with herniation and died on 15 May 2019. The coroner found her care …
22y · Female·septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis in a woman with …
Sarah Hammoud, aged 22 with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis. She resided in a supported residential service a…
69y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis in the settin…
… respiratory distress on 26 May 2016. He was diagnosed with infective exacerbation of COPD and treated for septic shock. However, autopsy revealed acute myocardial infarction secondary to critical coronary artery atheros…
53y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with septic shock in a man with severe intellectual disabil…
George Manos was a 53-year-old man with severe intellectual disability living in state-funded shared accommodation. His condition—severe disability affecting swallowing and communication—predisposed him to aspiration pne…
77y · Male·septic shock due to cellulitis of the left forearm
Malcolm Falkenberg, a 77-year-old man with dementia, died from septic shock due to cellulitis of the left forearm. He had been living independently with declining self-care and…
55y · Female·Complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
…g low blood pressure, low pulse, and abdominal tenderness. She was referred to ED and admitted to ICU with septic shock and bowel obstruction. CT imaging revealed colon cancer with hepatic metastases. She underwent emerg…
8y · Male·Septic shock consequent on burst appendix with peritonitis
… hours at Liverpool before transfer to Westmead. At Westmead, surgery was delayed five hours despite clear septic peritonitis indicators. Post-operatively, Jacob was inappropriately monitored on the ward instead of ICU d…
0y · Male·Complications in association with fulminant sepsis in an infant (Streptococcus p…
Malakai Paraone, a seven-month-old infant, died from fulminant Streptococcus pyogenes sepsis and septic shock. Over three days, he was seen at three hospitals and a general practice clinic but sepsis was not id…
76y · Male·combined effects of acute myocardial infarction and urosepsis
Pasquale Esposito, age 76, died in custody at Lyell McEwin Hospital from combined acute myocardial infarction and urosepsis. He had extensive cardiac history including prior MI, CABG, COPD, and recent stent placement. On…
73y · Male·Sepsis (gram-negative septic shock) secondary to complications of selective inte…
A 73-year-old man died from gram-negative septic shock following selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) for metastatic gastric cancer. He had previous…
34y · Male·Septic shock from aspiration pneumonia; cerebral palsy was a contributing condit…
Ashley Seedsman, a 34-year-old man with severe cerebral palsy, profound intellectual disability, epilepsy, diabetes, and PEG tube feeding, presented to the ED on 15 July 2009 with aspiration pneumonia after vomiting and …
37y · Female·sepsis due to necrotising fasciitis following abdominoplasty with liposuction
…on the same day found no signs of infection. She deteriorated rapidly at home and presented to hospital in septic shock on post-operative day 5, dying despite aggressive treatment. Necrotising fasciitis is a rare post-su…
44y · Male·Sepsis due to Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) septicaemia complic…
Brian Dean, a 44-year-old with obesity, presented to hospital on 1 July 2023 with influenza A and signs of shock (tachycardia, hypotension, elevated lactate). He was treated with fluids and discharged the next morning a…
41y · Male·Acute liver failure with contributing Castleman's disease
…ropriately monitored him and provided medical passouts. When he presented to hospital in January 2022 with septic shock and multi-organ failure, paramedics and hospital staff provided comprehensive investigations and tre…
85y · Male·Liver ischaemia and portal vein thrombosis complicating emergency cholecystectom…
Kenneth James Anderson, an 85-year-old man with intellectual disability and multiple comorbidities including diabetes, pancreatitis, and gallstones, died following emergency cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis with M…
38y · Male·Urosepsis
…sing. He deteriorated rapidly that afternoon with fever, tachypnoea and hypoxia, presenting to hospital in septic shock requiring intensive care. Despite aggressive treatment including mechanical ventilation, he develope…
82y · Male·sepsis due to faecal peritonitis due to suture failure of bowel anastomosis foll…
…rotomy showed extensive anastomotic breakdown requiring washout. Despite ICU support, he deteriorated with septic shock and multi-organ failure. The coroner found no criticism of the diagnostic delay given atypical prese…
38y · Male·abdominal and chest sepsis complicating iatrogenic left pneumothorax and laparot…
…obstruction requiring emergency surgery. Post-operatively he aspirated, developed aspiration pneumonia and septic shock. During central line insertion for inotrope support, an iatrogenic left pneumotharax occurred. The c…
85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…
…habilitation. She was readmitted with deep wound infection, underwent washouts, and subsequently developed septic shock from Staphylococcus bacteremia secondary to acute kidney injury, dying on 28 August 2018. Clinical l…
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
A 65-year-old man with significant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, diabetes, obesity) underwent colorectal surgery for adenocarcinoma. Post-operative course was complicated by anastomotic breakdown causing sepsis on day 1…
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