5 results for “IV site infection”
63y · Male·Multisystem organ failure, pneumonitis and sepsis; complications arising from a …
… was made. He was transferred to ICU with septic shock secondary to staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. The infection likely originated from an IV line noted to be inflamed on 4 March and redened/swollen on 9 March, withou…
19y · Male·acute bacterial meningitis with secondary cerebritis (meningococcus)
…nd his mother, a junior doctor (Dr D., only 2 weeks in ED) misdiagnosed him with upper respiratory tract infection. The supervising senior doctor (Dr B.) did not personally examine him despite being informed of concerni…
1y · Female·Sepsis (Group A Streptococcus)
… had been seen multiple times by different GPs in the preceding weeks with viral upper respiratory tract infection symptoms and chronic impetigo. Although GP management was deemed appropriate by independent review, crit…
16y · Male·Pneumonia complicating influenza A (H1N1) infection with secondary Staphylococcu…
Andrew Allan, a 16-year-old student, died from pneumonia complicating influenza A (H1N1) infection with secondary Staphylococcus aureus septicaemia. He presented to Northam Regional Hospital Emergency De…
11y · Male·Sepsis
An 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD level 3), ADHD, and obesity died from sepsis on 20 June 2022. He presented to Rosebud Hospital ED on 14 June with fever, vomiting, and low blood pressure, was dischar…
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