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16y · Male·pulmonary embolism secondary to nephrotic syndrome
Dylan Riley, a 16-year-old with steroid-responsive minimal change nephrotic syndrome, died from a massive pulmonary embolism (PE) on 1 August 2015. He presented to Rockingham Hospital with dyspnoea, hypoxia, tachycardia …
57y · Female·multi-organ failure due to sepsis caused by streptococcus pneumoniae infection
Joanne Craig, a 57-year-old Aboriginal woman, presented to Katherine District Hospital on 24 January 2018 with fever, vomiting, and cough. She had streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis with elevated inflammatory markers from 1…
42y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries of head and chest sustained in a motorcycle crash
Mark Andrew O'Brien, 42, died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on 13 January 2017 and died 18 January 2017 at Royal Hobart Hospital. He was riding a Honda 125cc motorcycle on a P1 novice l…
69y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with intellectual disability
Elizabeth Geiger, a 69-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in a disability group home, died from aspiration pneumonia after presenting with constipation. She was seen by her GP on 24 July 2017 who examined…
45y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with acquired brain injury as a contributing factor
Marco Virgona, a 45-year-old man with acquired brain injury and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia at Frankston Hospital on 23 May 2017. He initially presented to Ambulance Victoria in the morning with vomiting and…
76y · Female·multisystem organ failure due to or as a consequence of ischaemic small intestin…
A 76-year-old woman presented to hospital with abdominal pain and was found on CT scan to have ischaemic colitis with signs of profound shock. The Consultant Surgeon decided on conservative management with fluid resuscit…
60y · Male·Sepsis due to pressure ulcers due to immobility on a background of advancing fro…
A 60-year-old man with frontotemporal dementia, diabetes, and ischaemic heart disease died from sepsis secondary to pressure ulcers while subject to a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order. He developed sacral and …
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease (operated); severe native coronary artery atheroma with …
Brian John Schulze, aged 68, died of ischaemic heart disease (operated) while subject to a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order at Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with falls, confusion, and agitation followi…
57y · Male·Small bowel perforation complicating small bowel obstruction arising from intra-…
Agostino 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 adhesio…
8y · Female·complications of multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
Eight-year-old Anita Board died from catastrophic brain injury sustained in a motor vehicle crash at Perth Motorplex on her first junior drag racing licensing attempt. Her dragster failed to slow adequately after the fin…
55y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with a healing myocardial infarction
Leon Edward Balshaw, aged 55, died from bronchopneumonia complicating a healing myocardial infarction while in police custody. He was arrested on 25 January 2018 following a domestic dispute and taken to Bairnsdale Regio…
39y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating acute upper airway obstruction by …
Bartosz Zgadzaj, a 39-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to acute airway obstruction from a food bolus. He choked while eating unsupervised …
53y · Female·multiple organ failure as a result of septic shock
Pauline Kessell, aged 53, died from septic shock caused by overwhelming sepsis following endoscopic pyeloscopy with laser lithotripsy for a 5cm infected staghorn calculus on 12 August 2015. Critical clinical lessons: (1)…
52y · Male·multiple organ failure and pulmonary thromboemboli complicating generalised seps…
A 52-year-old man with longstanding refusal of medical care presented with severe cellulitis, sepsis, and previously undiagnosed heart failure secondary to sleep apnoea. He lacked capacity to consent to treatment due to …
18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…
An 18-year-old female with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and severe intellectual disability died from multiorgan failure complicating severe malnutrition, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and obesity. She pr…
7y · Male·cardiorespiratory failure in a child with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, with acut…
Child KT (Vinnie), age 7, died of cardiorespiratory failure from cerebral palsy and epilepsy after a prolonged hospital admission. He had complex medical needs including chronic respiratory disease, requiring PEG feeding…
43y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury resulting from alcohol and sodium valproate toxic…
43-year-old woman with epilepsy and depression died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury after ingesting 15g sodium valproate and 750ml vodka. Critical failures occurred across multiple settings: VPIC provided incomplete …
47y · Male·Pulmonary thrombo-embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in setting of morbi…
A 47-year-old man with morbid obesity presented with respiratory failure, productive cough, and calf swelling. His GP appropriately suspected both pneumonia and pulmonary embolism (PE), requesting urgent CTPA. At Townsvi…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the context of acute-on-chronic kidney failure associ…
Arthur James Bonney, a 59-year-old prisoner with advanced cardiac disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, underwent a CT scan with iodinated contrast on 30 July 2015 at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Critical failures oc…
24y · Male·Peritonitis secondary to a perforation of the small bowel
Nicholas Wells, a 24-year-old man, died from peritonitis secondary to small bowel perforation sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Although he was suspected of having a bowel injury at 11am on admission, he was placed …
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