148 results for “ICU admission”
18y · Female·Colchicine toxicity
An 18-year-old female died from colchicine toxicity after intentional overdose of her father's medications during a mental health crisis. She ingested approximately 10-15g of colchicine (dose 0.25mg/kg), below the guidel…
74y · Female·Post-operative exacerbation of delirium and terminal functional deterioration du…
…racture requiring surgery. Post-operatively, she developed diabetic ketoacidosis and influenza A, requiring ICU admission. She died from post-operative delirium and functional deterioration. The fall was preventable: th…
17y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine)
… experienced severe symptoms including seizures, agitation, metabolic acidosis, and hyperkalaemia requiring ICU admission with maximal vasopressor support and full medical resuscitation. Despite aggressive treatment inc…
24y · Female·multi organ failure due to meningococcal septicaemia
…igns. Patient deteriorated at home, presented 5 hours later with characteristic petechial rash, admitted to ICU, but died within hours from meningococcal septicaemia. Critical failures: over-reliance on absence of rash …
54y · Male·Respiratory failure due to aspiration pneumonia and acute autonomic and sensory …
…pathy complicating severe hyponatraemia (sodium 109). He presented with seizure on 30 March 2010, requiring ICU admission. Despite treatment with hypertonic saline and antibiotics, he deteriorated with pulmonary oedema …
69y · Male·amitriptyline and alcohol toxicity with ischaemic heart disease
…oxicity with underlying ischaemic heart disease. After a serious intentional overdose in May 2020 requiring ICU admission, hospital psychiatry directed cessation of amitriptyline. However, the prescribing GP received th…
64y · Male·hospital-acquired pneumonia on a background of end-stage cryptogenic liver cirrh…
… died of hospital-acquired pneumonia complicated by end-stage cryptogenic liver cirrhosis after a 43-day admission to Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with severe cellulitis requiring amputation and developed hepat…
19y · Female·Meningococcal septicaemia
…including blood cultures, antibiotics (ceftriaxone at 1.30pm), intensive supportive care with vasopressors, ICU admission, and specialist infectious disease input. Despite aggressive treatment including fluid resuscitat…
64y · Male·Complications of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease following a fall
…aban). Over subsequent days he deteriorated with stiffness, fever, and decreased consciousness. Transfer to ICU revealed bilateral occipital haemorrhage on CT, status epilepticus on EEG, and ultimately sporadic Creutzfe…
76y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating fractured ribs sustained in a fall on a bus
…orax. Although initially treated with painkillers, he developed pneumonia and respiratory failure requiring ICU admission. Despite intensive treatment with antibiotics and physiotherapy, his condition deteriorated, and …
85y · Male·Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia due to septic arthritis of left …
…rge summary identified this medication error as the 'trigger' for his decompensated heart failure requiring ICU admission. Although the error was significant and required emergency retrieval and intensive care, the coro…
68y · Male·Complications following myocardial infarction and its treatment in a man with mu…
Salvatore Otranto, a 68-year-old prisoner with multiple severe comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, COPD, and chronic kidney disease, died from complications of myocardial infarction and its treatme…
85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…
…vic fractures, thoracic spine fractures) in a motor vehicle collision on 20 June 2018. She was treated with ICU admission, induced coma, and three surgical fixations. Initial recovery appeared successful, but she develo…
37y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a direct result of neck compression
…oxic ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from ligature strangulation (neck compression). She was admitted to ICU in cardiac arrest and died nine days later. She had a history of depression and previous suicidality in Ind…
6y · Male·Sepsis due to melioidosis
… the weekend despite parental concern, and a five-hour delay in commencing intravenous antibiotics after admission on 10 January. The child was transferred to a regional hospital and then to a tertiary paediatric ICU, b…
83y · Female·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease
…n (systolic BP 87) and altered consciousness in emergency department within hours, requiring intubation and ICU admission. She deteriorated over three days and died on 3 July. The coroner found the wrong medication trig…
47y · Female·serotonin syndrome due to combined toxicity of moclobemide and paroxetine
…itive deficits and medication non-compliance patterns documented by psychiatry in 1993. Earlier hospital admission when symptoms emerged might have allowed ICU temperature management.
73y · Female·Multi organ failure due to adhesions related bowel perforation (surgically treat…
Sharyn Kaine, a 73-year-old woman, died from multi-organ failure due to adhesions-related bowel perforation and paracetamol-induced liver failure. She was prescribed intravenous paracetamol 1g four times daily post-opera…
27y · Male·Not determined; olanzapine toxicity suspected but regarded by expert evidence as…
…ntelligence, and a history of drug-seeking behaviour. On 5 February 2000, he suffered an overdose requiring ICU admission. Despite this critical incident, 20 days later he obtained heroin from outside the hospital and w…
72y · Male·sepsis of undetermined source (pneumonia or spinal epidural abscess)
…g doctor, and without septic workup or imaging. Hours later he collapsed with septic shock and died despite ICU admission. The coroner found sepsis (likely from pneumonia or spinal epidural abscess) was the cause. Clini…
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