21 results for “acute liver dysfunction”
88y · Male·Sepsis of unknown aetiology in a man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and other med…
…ncent's Hospital on 7 July. Despite antibiotic therapy and supportive care, he deteriorated with delirium, acute kidney injury, and liver dysfunction. He was deemed unsuitable for CPR or intubation. He died suddenly on …
64y · Male·Heart failure secondary to alcohol related liver disease, coronary obstructive p…
Emanuel Mavridis, aged 64, died of heart failure secondary to alcohol-related liver disease, COPD, and ischaemic/alcoholic cardiomyopathy. He presented to Royal Adelaide Hospital hypotensive…
39y · Female·multiorgan failure and probable sepsis
…ade, treated surgically by drainage. Despite initial haemodynamic improvement, she developed multiorgan dysfunction including acute kidney injury, liver failure, and pneumonia with ongoing seizures. After discussion wit…
52y · Male·Drowning in Falcon Bay
…hony Duffy, a 52-year-old man with multiple serious chronic conditions including osteoarthritis, diabetes, liver dysfunction from alcohol abuse, and peripheral vascular disease requiring bypass surgery, disappeared into…
51y · Female·community acquired pneumonia
…ation. During treatment, an Acomed infusion pump failed silently, temporarily compromising noradrenaline delivery when her blood pressure was critically low (60 mmHg systolic). Despite manual administration resumption a…
54y · Male·Unascertained
A 54-year-old man with HIV, hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and significant immunocompromise presented with acute sepsis on 23 December 2016. Despite rapid ambulance response with sepsis protocol initiation and ICU-level…
59y · Male·multiorgan failure complicating paracetamol toxicity
…al the overdose. Police responded promptly and he was transferred to Dandenong Hospital where he developed acute liver failure and multi-organ failure despite maximal intensive care and N-acetylcysteine. Transfer to Aus…
62y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure
…ta Nelson, a 62-year-old Aboriginal man, died in Alice Springs Hospital from hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure. He had longstanding chronic diseases including cirrhosis, hepatitis B and C, diabetes, hype…
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…
63y · Male·metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with ischaemic heart disease as a significa…
A 63-year-old man serving a custodial sentence died of metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with contributing ischaemic heart disease. One month before death, he presented with constitutional symptoms and was diagnosed w…
2y · Male·multiorgan failure in a boy with clinically suspected sepsis and Cockayne syndro…
…c condition) died from multiorgan failure due to clinically suspected sepsis following hospitalisation for acute illness with vomiting, lethargy and poor oral intake. He was admitted to Perth Children's Hospital paediat…
10y · Female·Multi-organ failure secondary to overwhelming herpes simplex virus (HSV) infecti…
…ntly seen by two other doctors who also did not consider HSV. By Friday (day 5), blood tests showed severe liver dysfunction and dehydration but were not acted upon appropriately. Critical failures included: not includi…
57y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to drug-induced liver injury caused by sodium valproate …
…CADASIL syndrome, was prescribed sodium valproate for migraine prophylaxis in November 2019. She developed acute hepatitis approximately 5 months later, presenting with jaundice, nausea, and dark urine. Critical failure…
52y · Female·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
…iepin 225mg daily for depression management. Following gallbladder surgery in April 2009, she had deranged liver function tests (elevated GGT and ALP). The coroner examined whether dothiepin should have been reduced giv…
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…
39y · Male·cardiac arrest caused by alcoholic cardiomyopathy
…ed that medication decisions, particularly the decision not to restart warfarin, were reasonable given his liver disease and non-compliance.
50y · Male·Multi-organ failure caused by low flow ischaemia of coeliac artery and superior …
…rgan hypoperfusion were difficult to recognise in the context of expected severe post-operative cardiac dysfunction. The coroner found no adverse findings against the treating team, as the procedure followed accepted pr…
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…
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
A 36-year-old woman with congenital chest wall abnormality, scoliosis, and difficult intubation history presented to a rural hospital with community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis. She had multiple 'red flag' indicators o…
77y · Male·Stroke; cardiogenic shock; severe aortic stenosis with three vessel coronary art…
…sound imaging; and importantly, a 9-hour delay in medical review when Mr Neitsch developed chest pain with acute ECG changes at 20:00. By the time he was reviewed at 04:00, he was in severe cardiogenic shock from myocar…
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