276 results for “multi-organ failure”
30y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine toxicity
…concluded the delay likely did not prevent death, as the acute methylamphetamine toxicity and resulting multi-organ failure would have been difficult to reverse regardless. Police response was timely and appropriate. Ho…
62y · Male·Metastatic small cell lung carcinoma (palliated)
Mr N, a 62-year-old man in custody, died from metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with palliation. He presented with abdominal pain in late May 2022, and was referred for urgent ultrasound and blood tests on 15 June 202…
81y · Male·Multi-organ failure complicating head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained du…
…on 29 April 2010. He sustained multiple head, chest, and abdominal injuries and died on 4 May 2010 from multi-organ failure. The coroner found insufficient evidence that the tram driver could have avoided the collision …
53y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis
…ornia Correctional Centre. He developed sepsis from an acute infection (likely pneumonia) and died from multi-organ failure at Rockhampton Hospital. Clinical lessons include: initial medical assessment at prison recepti…
55y · Male·Multi-system failure complicating intra-operative haemorrhage due to inadvertent…
Robert Vivian Hawkins, a 55-year-old man, died from multi-system failure following inadvertent ligation of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) during laparoscopic nephrectomy fo…
72y · Female·Congestive cardiac failure due to or as a consequence of essential hypertension
…ged 72, was admitted to Rockhampton Base Hospital on 11 March 2006 with profound hypotension, acute renal failure, severe malnutrition, and multi-organ failure that had developed over weeks to months. Her presentation m…
90y · Female·incompatible blood transfusion resulting in haemolysis and multi-organ failure c…
… died after receiving an incompatible blood transfusion (A- instead of O+), which caused haemolysis and multi-organ failure. The registered nurse administering the transfusion failed to complete the bedside identity che…
72y · Male·Complications of subtotal colectomy for diffuse polyposis and invasive adenocarc…
…colectomy for bowel cancer. Post-operatively, he developed complications including pleural effusion and multi-organ dysfunction. Following discussions with family, Mr Lynch transitioned to palliative care on 4 December.…
68y · Female·Presumed septic shock with multiple organ failure secondary to acute suppurative…
A 68-year-old woman died from septic shock and multi-organ failure secondary to acute suppurative appendicitis complicated by recent peritoneal adhesion division.…
65y · Male·Severe neutropenic sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to severe mucositis …
A 65-year-old man with stage 3 rectal cancer died from severe neutropenic sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to probable dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency when treated with capeci…
64y · Male·Colonic adenocarcinoma and its treatment
…tics, vasopressors, and ICU care, he rapidly deteriorated with neutropenic sepsis, acute kidney injury, multi-organ failure, and septic shock, dying after 14 days. The likely cause was an undetected DPD enzyme deficienc…
38y · Male·multi organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia from toxic megacolon relat…
A 38-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia died from multi-organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia caused by toxic megacolon from severe constipation. He was a …
82y · Female·multi organ failure from burns on a background of aortic stenosis and ischaemic …
…. The bottle ruptured within 30 seconds to a minute, causing burns to 9% of her body. She developed renal failure and multi-organ failure and died 12 days later. The coroner found the death preventable: the carer had re…
8y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and multi-organ failure from drowning
…, was intubated and ventilated but remained deeply unresponsive, and died from hypoxic brain injury and multi-organ failure on 20 January. The coroner found that the drain grates were inadequately secured (bolts were mi…
84y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and multi-system organ failure arising from being a victim of h…
Stanly Roger Walker, aged 84, died on 5 July 2008 from bronchopneumonia and multi-system organ failure following a severe house fire on 16 June 2008 at his Footscray home. The fire started in a CRT computer m…
30y · Male·Acute pneumonia and multi-organ failure, due to or as a consequence of traumatic…
Faysal Ishak Ahmed, a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee, died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall down stairs at Manus Island Regional Processing Centre on 22 December 2016. He collapsed and fell while alone, like…
54y · Female·Multi-organ failure following a decreased level of consciousness caused by compl…
Linda Christina Mulvaney, 54, died of multi-organ failure following a prolonged period of unconsciousness caused by a combination of obstructive and cent…
71y · Male·Multi organ failure due to post-operative bleeding following endoluminal thoraci…
… December 2008. He developed post-operative instability with hypotension, metabolic acidosis, acute renal failure and coagulopathy. Re-angiography at 10pm on 2 December identified a renal artery tear with active haemorr…
62y · Male·Multi-organ infarctions (brain, kidneys, heart) resulting from thromboemboli sec…
Mr TAM, a 62-year-old man with multiple cardiac conditions, died from multi-organ infarction secondary to an atrio-oesophageal fistula that developed after radio-frequency ablation for …
52y · Female·Neutropenic sepsis leading to multi-organ failure due to capecitabine toxicity
Mrs L, a 52-year-old woman with T2N0M0 rectal cancer, died from neutropenic sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to severe capecitabine toxicity on 31 October 2018. She commenced neoadjuvant chemoth…
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