537 results for “sepsis”
8y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes and parechovirus infection
… arriving in cardiac arrest; resuscitation failed. This case exemplifies the diagnostic challenge of early sepsis in young infants, where viral-bacterial coinfection presents subtly and children may appear well while com…
59y · Female·complications of sepsis due to cellulitis in a woman with multiple medical comor…
Suzanne McIllree, 59 years old with significant intellectual disability and primary lymphedema, died from sepsis secondary to cellulitis. She was admitted to hospital on 6 August 2015 after carers noted fever, lethargy,…
87y · Female·Sepsis
An 87-year-old woman with dementia, heart failure, and cerebrovascular disease died of sepsis on an aged psychiatry unit. She was admitted under mental health legislation following behavioural deterio…
31y · Male·sepsis due to urosepsis and pneumonia on a background of C3 incomplete tetrapleg…
Michael Quinn, a 31-year-old quadriplegic inmate, died from sepsis secondary to urosepsis and pneumonia. He had C3 incomplete tetraplegia from a self-inflicted stab wound in…
64y · Female·End stage renal failure in the setting of sepsis
…articipant living in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from end-stage renal failure complicated by sepsis. She presented with a blocked parotid gland treated with antibiotics. Although initially improving, she de…
76y · Male·Intracranial Haemorrhage Secondary to Blunt Head Trauma (Fall) in the Setting of…
…-year-old man with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia in blast crisis was admitted to hospital with sepsis and pancytopenia from chemotherapy. He suffered multiple falls while confused from sepsis, sustaining a su…
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…
76y · Male·Sepsis, with osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis
…medical history including atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, and rheumatoid arthritis, died from sepsis caused by osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis. Over 9 months, he experienced recurrent infections inc…
69y · Female·Findings consistent with pneumonia/sepsis
Sandra Mary Carroll, 69 years old, died from pneumonia/sepsis on 8 November 2016 at Northeast Health Wangaratta. She had contracted a urinary tract infection in October…
53y · Male·Sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia
…n with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in specialist disability accommodation, died from sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia. He had a known history of recurrent chest infections and swallowing dis…
70y · Female·Multi-organ dysfunction complicating sepsis of unknown origin in setting of Alzh…
Suzanne Craig Morter, aged 70, with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia died from sepsis with multi-organ dysfunction of unknown origin. She collapsed at home on 9 May 2024 and was taken to hospi…
47y · Male·Pneumonia
…injury from childhood encephalitis living in specialist disability accommodation, died from pneumonia with sepsis. He presented with fever on 8 April and was initially treated at Stawell Regional Health. He deteriorated …
88y · Male·Sepsis of unknown aetiology in a man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and other med…
An 88-year-old man incarcerated at Hopkins Correctional Centre died from sepsis of unknown aetiology with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. He developed pneumonia while in custody, was admitted …
52y · Male·Metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
…astases. He underwent chemotherapy (one cycle), biliary stent insertions for recurrent obstruction-related sepsis, and palliative radiotherapy. His condition deteriorated despite treatment, and he died from multi-organ f…
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…
65y · Female·klebsiella pneumonia sepsis and rhabdomyolysis after a fall at home
…and speech changes. Hospital admission revealed multiple organ failure; she developed klebsiella pneumonia sepsis and rhabdomyolysis. Despite intensive care, her condition deteriorated and she died. The coroner found no …
58y · Male·Sepsis of unknown origin on a background of multiple co-morbidities
…ical comorbidities including alcoholic cardiomyopathy, schizophrenia, and acquired brain injury, died from sepsis of unknown origin at Rosebud Hospital. He was found gasping for air and admitted with tachycardia (HR 220)…
80y · Male·haemorrhagic stroke caused by Staphylococcus aureus sepsis due to L4/5 discectom…
…gnosis and aggressive treatment including IV antibiotics and surgical washout, the infection progressed to sepsis, septic shock, hospital-acquired pneumonia, kidney failure, possible endocarditis, and ultimately a haemor…
90y · Male·Sepsis in the setting of cachexia in a man with multiple comorbidities
…tellectual disability living in a disability group home, was admitted to hospital on 21 December 2019 with sepsis suspected secondary to urinary tract infection, colonic pathology, and subsequently diagnosed advanced pro…
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