45 results for “debridement”
42y · Female·Pneumonia, underlying severe cerebral palsy
Rachel Piskun, aged 42, died from pneumonia complicated by severe cerebral palsy. She had severe disabilities requiring 24-hour care in supported accommodation. During a September 2021 hospitalization, compression stocki…
82y · Male·sepsis due to infected sacral ulcer with osteomyelitis and necrotising fasciitis
An 82-year-old man with multiple comorbidities developed a sacral pressure injury during admission to a private hospital for investigation of leg weakness. Despite being assessed as high-risk for pressure injury, he was …
28y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to Clostridium perfringens myonecrosis complicating lipo…
Lauren Edgar, a 28-year-old woman, died of multi-organ failure from Clostridium perfringens myonecrosis (gas gangrene) following a liposuction procedure performed by Dr K. on 5 March 2008. She presented to hospital on 8 …
61y · Male·Lymphoma (CD30 positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder), medically managed
A 61-year-old man died from CD30-positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder (PTCL) after being incorrectly diagnosed and treated for Hodgkin lymphoma. Critical diagnostic information—a negative PAX5 immunohistochemistr…
45y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxia following cardio-respiratory collapse due to anaphylaxis…
A 45-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, and recurrent lower limb infections died from anaphylaxis to intravenously administered flucloxacillin. He presented with sepsis secondary to a …
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