65y · Male·Multiple organ failure of unknown origin
…spite nursing staff advice and his GP's strong recommendation following identification of low platelets and MRSA infection, he initially declined hospitalisation. He was eventually admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 5 May …
85y · Female·Sepsis relating to an infected right shoulder wound (including MRSA)
…07. She returned to Westgate Aged Care Facility post-operatively on 14 May. By 28 May, wound swabs revealed MRSA infection. Her GP, Dr M., consulted a microbiologist and arranged topical betadine dressings, believing the…
28y · Male·MRSA sepsis
Mahmoud Allam, a 28-year-old man, died from MRSA sepsis whilst in custody at Parklea Correctional Centre. He initially presented with upper respiratory symp…
34y · Male·Complications of head injury sustained in motorcycle crash
…sh. The deceased sustained severe head injury with subsequent complications including bronchopneumonia with MRSA. Police actions were deemed appropriate and not contributory to death. The coroner found death occurred by …
45y · Female·methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endocarditis of the mitral va…
A 45-year-old woman with chronic renal failure requiring dialysis and bipolar disorder died of MRSA endocarditis of the mitral valve. She was detained under a Mental Health Act order due to manic episodes an…
84y · Female·multi-organ failure arising from Staphylococcal septicaemia
…cal septicaemia. She was detained under a Mental Health Act order for Lewy Body Dementia when she developed MRSA pneumonia and sepsis on 15 May 2018. She was admitted to ICU, intubated, and managed aggressively with anti…
77y · Male·multi-organ failure secondary to myocardial infarction
…se, and heart failure. Pressure ulcers developed during his initial hospital stay and became colonised with MRSA. The coroner found that the MRSA infection was not a substantial contributor to death and that decline was …
58y · Male·Complications of community-acquired pneumonia, in a man with chronic lung diseas…
…sease (emphysema, bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, asthma), died from community-acquired pneumonia caused by MRSA and Rhinovirus. He presented with cold-like symptoms on 30 August, was prescribed antibiotics by his GP, th…
76y · Male·Sepsis, with osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis
… from sepsis caused by osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis. Over 9 months, he experienced recurrent infections including cellulitis, MRSA bacteraemia, and urinary tract infection. A critical clinical lesson involve…
79y · Female·Ischaemic bowel in the setting of cardiomegaly, pneumonia and chronic renal fail…
…l to death. Early warning signs of bowel ischaemia (abdominal pain, elevated inflammatory markers, wound infection with MRSA) were present but the underlying condition developed rapidly post-operatively in the setting o…
26y · Female·sepsis
Michaela Perrin, 26, died from sepsis arising from a post-caesarean wound infection caused by MRSA on 22 October 2014. She presented to the Emergency Department on 20 October with severe p…
48y · Female·Sepsis due to pulmonary and cutaneous infections, with urinary tract infection a…
A 48-year-old tetraplegic woman died from sepsis originating from a necrotic sacral pressure wound. Multiple system failures contributed: inadequate pressure sore prevention at the disability care provider (air mattress …
87y · Female·combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary di…
… B.. The coroner found the treatment itself (half cup bleach to half bathtub water) was appropriate for her MRSA infection, but critical failures in communication and documentation led to improper administration. Dr B. f…
70y · Male·uraemic encephalopathy
…urgically and remained hospitalised. During his prolonged admission, he acquired multiple drug-resistant infections. He presented to hospital again on 28 August 2020 with severe diarrhoea and acute renal failure. A deci…
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…
45y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to septicaemia and peritonitis due to faecal leakage fro…
A 45-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure following failure of a loop colostomy created for management of an anastomotic leak after bowel cancer surgery. The initial anastomotic leak (1.5 cm) was contained and re…
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