191 results for “acute kidney injury”
77y · Female·Large acute subdural haemorrhage leading to uncal herniation subsequent to an ac…
Barbara Sheedy, 77, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following an accidental fall in hospital. She fell while using a wheeled walker and i…
72y · Male·Haemopericardium due to anti-coagulation treatment for pulmonary thromboemboliti…
…mboembolism. Post-mortem examination revealed fibrinous pericarditis (a known post-CABG complication) with acute bleeding into the pericardium causing cardiac tamponade. Although the family raised concerns about delayed…
88y · Female·Acute on chronic renal failure due to dehydration on a background of Lewy body d…
An 88-year-old woman with Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease and congestive cardiac failure died from acute kidney injury precipitated by severe dehydration in aged care. June 2020 blood tests showed mild hypernatr…
76y · Male·Sepsis, with osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis
…psis education and standardised deterioration protocols for the prison infirmary to improve recognition of acutely unwell patients.
52y · Female·Renal Failure Complicating Urosepsis in a Woman with Down Syndrome (Palliated)
… home, and was transported to hospital the following morning. She was diagnosed with E. coli urosepsis and acute-on-chronic renal failure, treated with antibiotics and hydration, but her organs failed despite active man…
59y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to recurrent anal squamous cell carcinoma with su…
Michael King, 59, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to recurrent anal squamous cell carcinoma following total pelvic exenteration surgery in December 2021. He was admitted to Dandenong Hospital with vomiting, leth…
63y · Female·Sepsis complicating cellulitis following skin cancer excision and skin graft pro…
…r limb cellulitis. Despite appropriate intravenous antibiotics, she deteriorated with secondary myocardial injury and was transitioned to palliative care. The Coroner's Prevention Unit reviewed the case and found the GP'…
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
77-year-old male died from complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effusion post-coronary bypass surgery, in the setting of pre-existing renal impairment and diabetes. During pleural ta…
77y · Female·Venlafaxine toxicity in a woman with severe renal impairment and depression
77-year-old woman admitted to psychiatric ward with severe depression and catatonic features. Despite documented severe renal impairment and dehydration on admission, no medical review occurred over the weekend prior to …
68y · Male·Community acquired chest infection secondary to C6 quadriplegia secondary to rem…
…ted by heart failure. He had recurrent respiratory and urinary tract infections related to his spinal cord injury. In May-June 2024, he presented with urinary tract infection, pertussis-associated respiratory infection, …
33y · Male·presumed fatal cardiac arrhythmia in the presence of coronary artery atheroscler…
Dr D., a 33-year-old physicist, was admitted to Hornsby Hospital on 27 December 2012 with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and joint pain. His presentation included hypotension (97/61), tachycardia (116/min), hyponatraem…
58y · Male·Acute renal failure in the setting of pneumonia and acute bronchitis
Anthony Swaney, 58, died from acute renal failure in the setting of pneumonia and acute bronchitis following multi-organ failure. He had compl…
18y · Female·multi-organ failure due to combined effects of environmental exposure (hyperther…
…ing on the morning of her weigh-in and died 72 hours later in ICU. Key clinical lessons: weight-cutting by acute water loss is extremely dangerous and can cause fatal heatstroke and organ failure, particularly in young …
27y · Male·multiple organ failure due to the consequences of multiple gunshot wounds to the…
Mahmoud Houri died aged 27 in custody from multiple organ failure, a consequence of gunshot wounds sustained in 2002. The inquest examined whether appropriate care was provided on 21 August 2008 when he presented with vo…
43y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, synthetic cannabinoids (5f-cumyl-pinaca and cumy…
…nical lessons include: recognising that synthetic cannabinoids carry significant risks including seizures, acute kidney injury, and myocardial infarction; understanding that patients with epilepsy who are inconsistent w…
77y · Male·Complications of methotrexate toxicity in a man with chronic renal impairment, c…
A 77-year-old man with chronic kidney disease, COPD, and mild cardiac failure died from methotrexate toxicity after a GP prescribed it at an ina…
55y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with functional decline and trisomy 21
Trevor Bayldon, a 55-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, and epilepsy, died from bronchopneumonia at St Vincent's Hospital. He presented with respiratory distress and altered consciousness after functional decline…
71y · Male·Complications following a right hepatic artery injury following an open cholecys…
…r-old man with myelofibrosis and prior abdominal surgery died from complications of a right hepatic artery injury during open cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. The operative decision was reasonable and the intraop…
44y · Male·pneumonia (with multiple left-sided rib fractures as the antecedent cause)
… of septic shock (tachypnoea, hypoxia, hypotension, hypothermia, elevated lactate 12.7 mmol/L, leukopenia, acute kidney injury) but was managed on a trauma pathway focusing on traumatic injuries rather than the underlyi…
85y · Male·end stage dementia
Lawrence George Harvey, aged 85, died from end-stage dementia while lawfully detained under the Mental Health Act at Noarlunga Hospital. He had experienced progressive dementia since 2013 with increasing aggression, requ…
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