154 results for “possible infection”
35y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of post caecal resection for col…
Kerry Anne Golley, a 35-year-old woman with intellectual disability, autism, and epilepsy, presented with recurrent vomiting between December 2011 and February 2012, requiring multiple ED visits and hospital admissions. …
33y · Male·Fatal cardiac arrhythmia, secondary to acute kidney injury
Joshua Szczudlo, a 33-year-old man with morbid obesity (estimated weight 195kg), underwent shoulder fracture repair surgery on 17 March 2016 at Liverpool Hospital. He died 38 hours post-operatively from a fatal cardiac a…
64y · Male·Large pulmonary embolus (origin undetermined)
Paul Brauer, 64, died of pulmonary embolus at Leeton District Hospital following a complex admission involving psychiatric depression, atrial fibrillation, urinary retention, and multiple comorbidities. The coroner ident…
Salmonella infection contributing to deaths in gastroenteritis outbreak
…ed, antibiotic therapy or hospital transfer could have been initiated. Key failures included: inadequate infection control protocols, locked access to outbreak procedures, confusion about responsibilities between doctor…
0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to post-operative respiratory distres…
…ositioning: continuous capnography was disconnected during resuscitation, abdominal distension suggesting possible oesophageal intubation was not adequately investigated, and the tube's position was never directly visual…
65y · Female·undetermined; possibly ischaemic heart disease or squamous cell carcinoma of ton…
…d was buried on private property without reporting to authorities. Autopsy was inconclusive but suggested possible ischaemic heart disease or cancer as causes. The case highlights the critical importance of addressing pa…
12y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating an aortic root abscess (operated) …
…to a rural hospital. Despite high inflammatory markers and blood culture eventually showing pneumococcal infection, she was diagnosed with viral illness. Critical factors included: a 9-hour delay between pathology faxin…
81y · Male·COVID-19 infection on a background of Type 2 Diabetes and end stage chronic kidn…
Robert Sievers, an 81-year-old man incarcerated since 2001, died from COVID-19 infection on a background of type 2 diabetes and end-stage chronic kidney disease. Despite multiple warnings about…
6y · Male·pneumonia complicating influenza A (H1N1) infection with secondary streptococcal…
…, a 6-year-old boy, died from pneumonia complicating influenza H1N1 with secondary group A streptococcal infection causing scarlet fever, empyema and sepsis. Multiple clinical failures contributed: an informal unregiste…
22y · Male·Meningococcal meningitis and sepsis
Daniel Roulant, 22, died from meningococcal meningitis and sepsis within 24 hours of symptom onset. He presented to his GP on 23 November 2017 with a viral head cold, low-grade fever (37.4°C), and normal ENT/chest examin…
25y · Male·positional asphyxia in a man with extensive old hypoxic brain damage, acute ches…
…ital from positional asphyxia while receiving concurrent morphine therapy and suffering from acute chest infection. The coroner found he was positioned across his bed with his head hyperextended and a bolster cushion ac…
81y · Female·acute on chronic subdural haematoma
An 81-year-old woman with Lewy Body Dementia died from acute on chronic subdural haematoma following multiple falls in aged care. The nursing home had appropriately assessed her as high falls risk and implemented reasona…
5y · Female·Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Classic Type 1a)
A 5-month-old infant died suddenly at a family day care facility on her first day of formal care, with autopsy findings consistent with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The child had been fully swaddled with arms enc…
0y · Male·hypoxia due to intrauterine pneumonia and haemorrhage with uterine rupture in a …
…dical advice before receiving antibiotics. She returned 33 hours later in labour. During labour, signs of possible uterine rupture emerged around 6:00pm, and emergency caesarean section was recommended. However, the pare…
76y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) due…
Wayne Douglas Tedmanson, aged 76, died from ischaemic heart disease following hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS), a complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Clinical lessons include recognising HHS presentations…
64y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia
A 64-year-old man with long-standing depression, personality disorder, and chronic pain died by plastic bag asphyxiation in a psychiatric hospital open ward. He had been admitted involuntarily after expressing suicidal i…
84y · Male·staphylococcus aureus sepsis complicating metastatic malignancy
Douglas Anderson, aged 84, died of staphylococcus aureus sepsis complicating metastatic malignancy (gastro-oesophageal origin) while in custody at Westmead Hospital, nine days after arrest. The coroner found his death wa…
21y · Male·Sepsis caused by Leptospirosis (Graeme Gulliver); Group A streptococcal meningit…
Three young patients died from severe bacterial infections at rural Queensland hospitals (Mossman and Atherton). All three received delayed diagnoses and treatmen…
72y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and small bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic bowel c…
…l cancer, died from aspiration pneumonia and small bowel obstruction. He had recurrent respiratory tract infections and presented to hospital on 18 June with shortness of breath and abdominal distension. CT imaging reve…
1y · Male·Parainfluenza, pneumonitis and asthma; haemorrhagic mucositis of the bowel and g…
Tyler Di Blasi, aged 14 months, died from complications of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) treatment. He developed parainfluenza pneumonitis, severe asthma, chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and gas…
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