88 results for “septicaemia”
24y · Female·multi organ failure due to meningococcal septicaemia
…urs later with characteristic petechial rash, admitted to ICU, but died within hours from meningococcal septicaemia. Critical failures: over-reliance on absence of rash and meningeal signs to exclude meningococcaemia; f…
11y · Female·Acute Staphylococcal Septicaemia due to suppurative arthritis of the left ankle
An 11-year-old Aboriginal girl died from acute staphylococcal septicaemia following an ankle injury. She presented three times over three days with escalating signs of infection…
<1y · Male·multi-organ failure from septicaemia following surgical reduction of intussuscep…
…al on 15 October morning where intussusception was diagnosed and surgically reduced, but Nathan died of septicaemia and multi-organ failure. Preventability hinged on earlier transfer and communication failures regarding…
83y · Female·Combined effects of severe malnutrition and infection (septicaemia secondary to …
Mrs Clark, 83, died from severe malnutrition and infection including septicaemia from an infected sacral pressure ulcer that had existed for 7 months. She was admitted to hospital in a…
52y · Female·Renal Failure Complicating Urosepsis in a Woman with Down Syndrome (Palliated)
Lee Isabell Mills, a 52-year-old woman with Down syndrome, chronic renal failure, and requiring permanent catheterisation, developed urosepsis following a urinary tract infection. She presented with back pain, fever, and…
84y · Female·multi-organ failure arising from Staphylococcal septicaemia
Laurel Jean Shaw, aged 84, died from multi-organ failure secondary to Staphylococcal septicaemia. She was detained under a Mental Health Act order for Lewy Body Dementia when she developed MRSA pneumo…
16y · Male·Pneumonia complicating influenza A (H1N1) infection with secondary Staphylococcu…
…ent, died from pneumonia complicating influenza A (H1N1) infection with secondary Staphylococcus aureus septicaemia. He presented to Northam Regional Hospital Emergency Department on 16 September 2010 with fever (39.4°C…
69y · Male·Perforated bowel/septicaemia as a result of diverticulitis
…epression and constipation. He returned 2 days later critically unwell and died of perforated bowel and septicaemia secondary to diverticulitis. Critical failures included: missing early signs of serious intra-abdominal…
38y · Female·Septicaemia, urosepsis, and Lennox Gastaut syndrome
…r-old woman with severe intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and Lennox-Gastaut epilepsy, died from septicaemia and urosepsis following a urinary tract infection. She presented with bruising to her thigh on 6 Februa…
42y · Male·Cardiac arrest following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, likely due to E.coli …
Jarrod Wright, a 42-year-old man admitted with cellulitis, developed sepsis-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring ICU care with non-invasive ventilation. Critical failures occurred in managing his …
Female·Verris Dawn Wright: septic shock due to small bowel ischaemia secondary to small…
… did not activate the required emergency response. She deteriorated overnight and died of meningococcal septicaemia. Both cases highlight failures to recognise sepsis, escalate appropriately, establish management plans,…
21y · Male·Sepsis caused by Leptospirosis (Graeme Gulliver); Group A streptococcal meningit…
…admission and only comprehensively assessed 20 hours later. The third patient (82-year-old with E. coli septicaemia) was discharged on 19 July despite positive blood cultures not being actioned, then readmitted and died…
27y · Female·Septicaemia secondary to Neisseria meningitides infection
Naomi Williams, a 27-year-old Wiradjuri woman, died from meningococcal septicaemia on 1 January 2016. She presented to Tumut Hospital in the early hours with generalised aches and pains …
12y · Female·acute septicaemia resulting from osteomyelitis of the left femur
A 12-year-old Aboriginal girl died from septicaemia caused by untreated osteomyelitis of the left femur. Three weeks after a sports injury, despite evidenc…
55y · Male·Septicaemia due to hydronephrosis and infection
A 55-year-old man with complex medical and social problems died of septicaemia from renal infection. He had a history of cardiac disease requiring anticoagulation, alcohol dependence…
<1y · Male·undetermined; possible drug effect, hypoxia, or asphyxia; methylamphetamine expo…
…n breast milk and was considered a contributing factor. The infant had previously been hospitalized for septicaemia with amphetamines detected in urine. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) hospitals should provide ex…
4y · Male·Haemophilus influenzae septicaemia with superimposed respiratory tract infection
…nt at home. He was found unresponsive on 14 September and died. Autopsy revealed Haemophilus influenzae septicaemia with respiratory tract infection and bilateral pleural effusions. The NT Health review identified that …
79y · Female·Sepsis due to urinary tract infection with Group B streptococci
A 79-year-old nursing home resident died of sepsis from urinary tract infection with Group B streptococci after waiting 6 hours in the Emergency Department without being seen by a doctor. She arrived at 8pm with normal v…
75y · Female·Septicaemia as a result of lobar pneumonia; congestive heart failure also presen…
A 75-year-old woman died from septicaemia following a percutaneous tracheostomy procedure performed by a locum consultant on a Sunday. The proced…
22y · Female·staphylococcal septicaemia and pneumonia complicating osteomyelitis of a right 1…
Julieka Dhu, a 22-year-old Aboriginal woman, died on 4 August 2014 from staphylococcal septicaemia and pneumonia complicating osteomyelitis of a rib fracture sustained in April 2014. She was detained in…
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