121 results for “abdominal sepsis”
48y · Male·sepsis in the setting of aspiration pneumonia and bowel obstruction
…ldi, a 48-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in supported care, died from sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia and bowel obstruction. He presented to hospital with abdominal pain and …
74y · Male·small intestinal ischaemia caused by aortic atherosclerosis
A 74-year-old man presented to hospital with abdominal pain following a fall. He developed hypotension, fever, tachycardia, and elevated inflammatory markers c…
56y · Female·Aspiration Pneumonia in the setting of Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy
…a 56-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and epilepsy living in high-level residential care, presented with sepsis complicated by pneumonia, cholecystitis, and aspiration risk. Despite aggressive treatment including antib…
82y · Male·sepsis due to faecal peritonitis due to suture failure of bowel anastomosis foll…
An 82-year-old man died from sepsis due to faecal peritonitis following anastomotic breakdown after right hemi-colectomy for colon cancer. Sur…
53y · Female·sepsis and multiple organ failure attributable to infarction/necrosis of small b…
A 53-year-old woman with Type II diabetes, obesity, and Korsakoff dementia presented with acute severe abdominal pain from superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thrombosis at 3:00 AM on 19 August. Despite elevated lactate,…
73y · Male·sepsis due to ischemic gut due to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery
A 73-year-old man presented with acute severe abdominal pain caused by superior mesenteric artery (SMA) occlusion. Initial CT angiogram at 12:30am was reported …
0y · Unknown·sepsis leading to multiple organ failure syndrome
…0pm. A senior registrar was not called until 5.00pm, causing critical delays in diagnosis and treatment of sepsis secondary to bowel obstruction. The child's congenital heart condition may have distracted clinicians from…
56y · Female·sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Julie Michele Dunn, a 56-year-old female prisoner, died of sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma. She had presented months earlier with gastrointestina…
42y · Female·multiple organ failure due to sepsis on a background of pneumonia, spontaneous b…
…ketarinja, a 42-year-old Aboriginal woman with advanced cirrhosis, died from multiple organ failure due to sepsis, pneumonia, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and end-stage liver disease. She was admitted with pneumoni…
39y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis and sepsis due to pyelonep…
Lorna May Woods, 39, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis and sepsis secondary to pyelonephritis on a background of metastatic ovarian cancer. She presented to Joondalup Healt…
40y · Male·drowning
…e River Murray while evading police questioning regarding a minor theft. He had recently undergone major abdominal surgery (partial gastrectomy, pancreatic duct stenting) for a bleeding duodenal ulcer two months prior a…
Female·Emily Ruth Leonard: multi-organ failure due to overwhelming sepsis from a perfor…
…erformed by the same surgeon, Dr O., with similar mechanisms: bowel perforation leading to peritonitis and sepsis. Mrs Leonard (77) underwent laparoscopic surgery on 30 October 2008; a colon perforation from diathermy-in…
62y · Female·Complications arising from elective laparoscopic Hartmann's procedure for recurr…
…moid volvulus and ileus. Post-operatively uncomplicated initially, she deteriorated on day 3 with signs of sepsis (diaphoresis, distress, abdominal distension, mottling, poor perfusion), requiring ICU readmission and vas…
57y · Male·Small bowel perforation complicating small bowel obstruction arising from intra-…
…stino Cutugno, a 57-year-old prisoner with intellectual disability (IQ 55) and history of self-inflicted abdominal stab wounds, died from small bowel perforation complicating obstruction due to intra-abdominal adhesions…
72y · Female·probable sepsis complicating chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
A 72-year-old woman died of sepsis complicating chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She presented to ED with severe abdominal pain, elev…
68y · Male·surgical complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystitis,…
… developed profound hypotension. The treating team disagreed on whether the cause was internal bleeding or sepsis. A diagnosis of bleeding should have been reached earlier based on clinical signs, blood test results, and…
38y · Male·abdominal and chest sepsis complicating iatrogenic left pneumothorax and laparot…
…ar-old man with chromosome 1 short arm deletion syndrome, intellectual disability, and scoliosis died from sepsis following iatrogenic pneumothorax and emergency laparotomy for small bowel obstruction. He was admitted wi…
57y · Female·Intra-abdominal Haemorrhage following Appendectomy, with contributing factor of …
…on operating on friable tissues with limited visibility. Post-operatively, mesenteric tears caused intra-abdominal haemorrhage (1600mls), but this was misdiagnosed as septic shock. The locum doctor managing post-operati…
21y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septicaemia of mixed respiratory (bronchopneumonia) a…
…stric bypass surgery performed by Dr F.. He died on day 7 post-operatively from multi-organ failure due to sepsis of mixed respiratory and intra-abdominal origin. Critical issues include: inadequate pre-operative assessm…
27y · Male·Loss of airway control and blockage due to aspiration from complications of a sm…
Dr R., a 27-year-old physician with cystic fibrosis, died from aspiration and airway blockage secondary to a small bowel obstruction whilst under dual respiratory-surgical care at Westmead Hospital. Critical clinical les…
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