191 results for “acute kidney injury”
29y · Female·Bronchopneumonia in a woman with brain injury
…en days after transfer to the trauma ward, she experienced sudden respiratory arrest causing hypoxic brain injury. Despite resuscitation, she suffered profound neurological injury with poor prognosis and was transferred …
24y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (25C-NBOME, 4-fluoroamphetamine, LSD, MDMA, cocaine, ketamin…
A 24-year-old previously healthy male died from mixed drug toxicity after ingesting multiple substances (25C-NBOME, 4-fluoroamphetamine, LSD, MDMA, cocaine, ketamine) at a music festival. He presented to the Alfred Hospi…
57y · Male·streptococcus pneumonia septicaemia due to splenectomy
…al care deficiencies: inadequate urine output monitoring (no urinary catheter despite critical illness and acute kidney injury); delayed and sub-optimal antibiotic dosing and timing; failure to place arterial line for c…
82y · Female·traumatic closed head injury (subdural haematoma) resulting from a fall from sta…
…spondence in accessible locations. Falls prevention strategies were appropriate, though reassessment after acute arrhythmia on 13 November was not undertaken.
48y · Male·myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis (medically treated)
…egrettable, did not causally contribute to the death, which was predictable given his extensive myocardial injury. Systemic improvements have since been implemented at WCC for discharge medication reconciliation, chest p…
72y · Female·multi-organ failure secondary to poly-trauma and likely bee-sting related toxidr…
Elaine Betty Sime, a 72-year-old fit and healthy woman, died from multi-organ failure following poly-trauma and bee sting toxidrome after a tree fell on her during a walk. The tree at Ruffey Lake Park Trail failed due to…
71y · Male·End-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and atherosclerotic heart diseas…
Colin Albert Winter, a 71-year-old prisoner who died from end-stage COPD and atherosclerotic heart disease, received comprehensive medical care during 33 years of incarceration at Casuarina Prison. Key clinical lessons i…
90y · Male·Sepsis in the setting of cachexia in a man with multiple comorbidities
Ronald Jelbert, a 90-year-old man with moderate intellectual disability living in a disability group home, was admitted to hospital on 21 December 2019 with sepsis suspected secondary to urinary tract infection, colonic …
89y · Male·Congestive heart failure due to or as a consequence of ischaemic cardiomyopathy
…pathy complicated by congestive heart failure after a fall at a nursing home. He suffered a cervical spine injury (C1-C2 subluxation) and head laceration during an unwitnessed fall at 2:45am on 9 November 2017. Clinical …
75y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of unstable type 2 diabetes mellitus and …
Veronica Roberts, 75, died from ischaemic heart disease complicated by unstable diabetes and a medication error. On 4 October 2020, her insulin dose was increased to 20 units daily, but due to Electronic Medical Record (…
91y · Male·Complications of cerebrovascular and ischaemic heart disease in a man post anaph…
… not verify allergies before administration. The patient developed severe DRESS syndrome with anaphylaxis, acute kidney injury, liver dysfunction, and elevated inflammatory markers. He subsequently suffered a cerebrovas…
73y · Female·Complications of lipoid pneumonia following the ingestion of shampoo, conditione…
…ve mental health history, was voluntarily admitted to Shepparton Private Hospital on 1 June 2023 following acute depression and paranoia. Despite her family informing staff of her previous suicide attempt by hanging in …
49y · Female·Anorexia
Sonya Szala, 49, died from anorexia nervosa after suffering severe metabolic derangement and extreme emaciation. She became a recluse following her mother's death in 2016 and progressively deteriorated both physically an…
68y · Male·surgical complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystitis,…
…d man with multiple comorbidities, died from surgical complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. Postoperatively, he developed profound hypotension. The treating team disagreed on whether …
77y · Male·Subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage post head trauma secondary to a fall
… on 29 March and again on 30 March 2015, striking his head. Initial assessment by a locum GP found no head injury evidence and neurological observations were ceased. On 30 March morning, Mr Alexander deteriorated with co…
30y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine toxicity
…ient and lack of escalation. However, the coroner concluded the delay likely did not prevent death, as the acute methylamphetamine toxicity and resulting multi-organ failure would have been difficult to reverse regardle…
71y · Male·Aspiration in setting of paralytic ileus in patient in convalescent phase of abd…
A 71-year-old man died from aspiration complicating prolonged paralytic ileus on postoperative day 9 following open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Despite clinical signs of persistent ileus (vomiting, abdominal disten…
68y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of recent surgery
A 68-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism following revisional gastric bypass surgery. He developed multiple post-operative complications including fever, elevated inflammatory markers, and a possible bowel p…
50y · Male·Multi-organ failure caused by low flow ischaemia of coeliac artery and superior …
…dence-based, may not account for individual anatomical variation; heightened vigilance for early ischaemic injury signs is warranted despite diagnostic difficulty in complex cardiac surgical patients.
33y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of severe ischaemic cardiomyop…
Wayne Robert McInnes Thompson, aged 33, died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis complicated by severe ischaemic cardiomyopathy. He had a complex medical history including viral myocarditis, previous intestinal resect…
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