537 results for “sepsis”
38y · Female·Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Kellie Anne Keogh, 38, died from pulmonary thromboembolism on 10 November 2008 after complex pancreatic surgery. She had nephrotic syndrome with decreased anti-thrombin III levels, initially presenting with suspected DVT…
72y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in the setting of chronic aspiration in a man with mixed Alzhei…
A 72-year-old man with mixed Alzheimer's and alcohol-related dementia died of bronchopneumonia secondary to chronic aspiration in a psychogeriatric facility. He had severe ischaemic heart disease and prostate cancer. Des…
3y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest, possibly secondary t…
Master T, aged 3 years, died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest, likely due to aspiration pneumonitis. He had severe congenital abnormalities including holoprosencephaly with VP shunt, anal a…
75y · Female·pyelonephritis and pneumonia
Molly Jessie Smith, a 75-year-old woman with longstanding severe mental illness, died of pyelonephritis and pneumonia on 16 August 2009. She had been in state psychiatric care continuously for 53 years. During her final …
0y · Female·Group B Streptococcus infection
A 7-hour-old neonate died from early-onset Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection contracted during labour. The mother's GBS screening test at 35-37 weeks gestation was reported negative, and no antibiotic prophylaxis was…
34y · Male·multi-organ failure with right-sided tension pneumothorax
…iagnostic information (imaging plus clinical findings) are essential to avoid missed diagnosis of evolving sepsis.
75y · Female·septic complications following surgical resection of duodenal ampullary adenoma
A 75-year-old woman died of sepsis from bile leaking into her abdomen after elective surgery to remove a pre-malignant tumour adjacent to the…
79y · Male·multi-organ failure due to voluntary starvation on a background of severe depres…
…ng oral intake. His condition deteriorated acutely with dehydration, hypotension, respiratory failure, and sepsis. The coroner found that clinical staff provided appropriate treatment within the bounds of preserving dign…
67y · Male·Complications of pressure ulcers in the setting of a thoracic vertebral fracture…
Michael Young, 67, died from pressure ulcer complications following a spinal injury sustained during a CT scan on 3 January 2023. He had fallen from his wheelchair at home and presented to ED with hypotension and back pa…
60y · Female·Peritonitis due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for treatment o…
60-year-old woman died from septic shock due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for synchronous bowel cancers. Early postoperative bronchospasm complicated clinical assessment, leading focus on respiratory …
74y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis
Mr Robert Howlett, a 74-year-old man with extensive comorbidities including chronic lung disease, hypertension and severe hearing disability, died of ischaemic heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis while in custody …
28y · Female·acute streptococcus pneumonia meningitis with left-sided otitis media as anteced…
Michelle McIlquham, 28 years old, died from undiagnosed acute bacterial meningitis (streptococcus pneumonia) that developed from a middle ear infection. She presented to Bankstown Hospital Emergency Department with a fir…
1y · Male·Staphylococcus aureus septicaemia of unknown origin
Leroy William Scott, a 15-month-old boy, presented to Geelong Hospital with fever, lethargy, and poor oral intake. He was triaged as semi-urgent and not seen by a doctor until 5 AM, 8 hours later. Blood cultures drawn at…
27y · Female·Septicaemia secondary to Neisseria meningitides infection
…been observed longer, reviewed by a doctor, and had prior specialist investigation occurred, meningococcal sepsis might have been detected and treated earlier with antibiotics.
57y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease in a man with diabetes mellitus
Macker Joseph Dinah, a 57-year-old Aboriginal man, died suddenly in his prison cell from atherosclerotic heart disease complicated by diabetes mellitus. He had severe coronary artery disease affecting three vessels, prev…
68y · Male·Lung cancer
Daniel McQuilken, a 68-year-old man in immigration detention, died from metastatic lung cancer. His lung cancer diagnosis was made while detained, likely related to his significant smoking history and prior asbestos and …
1y · Male·Abdominal injuries (perforation of small bowel and mesentery with peritonitis pr…
Mason Lee, aged 22 months, died on 11 June 2016 from abdominal injuries inflicted by his mother's partner, William O'Sullivan, combined with severe neglect. Mason was admitted to hospital in February 2016 with severe per…
76y · Male·out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a man with coronary artery atherosclerosis and…
Graham John Butler, aged 76, was a sentenced prisoner at Acacia Prison who died from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by coronary artery atherosclerosis in the context of long-standing type 2 diabetes, hypertension,…
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
A 39-year-old man with schizo-affective illness, hepatic cirrhosis, and substance abuse history died from complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction with aspiration pneumonia. He had been admitted involuntarily for …
78y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating neck of femur fracture (operated) on a backgrou…
A 78-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (heart failure, renal disease, COPD) suffered a neck of femur fracture from an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility. Post-operatively he deteriorated with acute renal fa…
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