20 results for “acute osteomyelitis”
68y · Female·Sepsis (palliated)
…ressure areas and advice to prevent deterioration, the ulcers progressed and became infected with MSSA osteomyelitis. She was hospitalised in December with sepsis, acute kidney injury, hypernatraemia and malnutrition. T…
22y · Female·septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis in a woman with …
… Hammoud, aged 22 with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis. She resided in a supported residential service and had recurrent elbow infect…
86y · Female·Multiple organ failure following sepsis due to infected pressure ulcer of the hi…
…ed multiple pressure ulcers within 7-10 days, particularly on her right hip which became infected with osteomyelitis. The infection progressed to sepsis and multiple organ failure. She was admitted to hospital on 20 Sep…
31y · Female·Septicaemia following Acute Osteomyelitis following Fractures of the Left Leg
Isabelle Manyita, a 31-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from septicaemia following acute osteomyelitis complicating fractures of her left leg. She presented to Royal Darwin Hospital on 22 April 2…
10y · Male·Septic arthritis of the left shoulder with acute heart failure resulting from to…
Sebastian Barry Davis, aged 10, died from septic arthritis of the left shoulder resulting in acute heart failure. He had congenital sensory neuropathy with anhidrosis from birth, causing inability to sweat…
76y · Male·Sepsis, with osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis
…ding atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, and rheumatoid arthritis, died from sepsis caused by osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis. Over 9 months, he experienced recurrent infections including cellulitis, M…
69y · Female·Inadvertent intravenous administration of oral ciprofloxacin in the setting of a…
A 69-year-old woman with stroke, diabetes, atrial fibrillation and osteomyelitis died from inadvertent intravenous administration of crushed oral ciprofloxacin. The antibiotic was pre…
69y · Male·septic shock due to infected decubitus ulcers complicated by osteomyelitis
…son's disease died from septic shock caused by infected pressure ulcers (stage 4 decubitus ulcers with osteomyelitis) that developed in aged care. Pressure sores appeared within 31 days of admission; risk assessments we…
12y · Female·acute septicaemia resulting from osteomyelitis of the left femur
A 12-year-old Aboriginal girl died from septicaemia caused by untreated osteomyelitis of the left femur. Three weeks after a sports injury, despite evidence of severe and deteriorating ill…
71y · Male·Subdural haemorrhage on a background of an unwitnessed fall and anticoagulation …
A 71-year-old man with diabetes, ischaemic heart disease and osteomyelitis presented with fever and hypoglycaemia. He met Red Zone sepsis criteria (lactate 4.5mmol/L) but antibi…
82y · Male·sepsis due to infected sacral ulcer with osteomyelitis and necrotising fasciitis
An 82-year-old man with multiple comorbidities developed a sacral pressure injury during admission to a private hospital for investigation of leg weakness. Despite being assessed as high-risk for pressure injury, he was …
65y · Female·Combined effects of acute pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and …
… combined effects of pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and severe pressure ulcers with osteomyelitis following a prolonged lie at home. She had been largely bedridden for years, refusing medical care and…
63y · Male·Sepsis in a man with complicated peripheral vascular disease
Hong Tay, a 63-year-old man with extensive peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and prior amputations, died from sepsis in an aged care facility following a cervical spine fracture sustained in a fall. After conservati…
78y · Female·Complications of prolonged immobility and malnutrition in a woman with retroperi…
…r condition with Grade 4 pressure ulcers, hypothermia, and altered consciousness. The autopsy revealed osteomyelitis and sepsis from pressure sore infection, rhabdomyolysis, and severe malnutrition. Key clinical lessons…
55y · Male·Cardiac hypertrophy with significant conditions contributing: coronary artery at…
…ngestive cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, and previous amputation, died of acute heart failure from cardiac hypertrophy with coronary artery atherosclerosis. He was arrested for assault a…
25y · Male·positional asphyxia in a man with extensive old hypoxic brain damage, acute ches…
…Katherine Hospital 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 bols…
0y · Male·Complications in association with fulminant sepsis in an infant (Streptococcus p…
Malakai Paraone, a seven-month-old infant, died from fulminant Streptococcus pyogenes sepsis and septic shock. Over three days, he was seen at three hospitals and a general practice clinic but sepsis was not identified. …
69y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to sepsis (Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia), com…
A 69-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation presented to a rural hospital with fever, lethargy, tachycardia and elevated troponin. The treating doctor diagnosed NSTEMI based on the e…
75y · Female·Septicaemia (Staphylococcus aureus) with antecedent cause of septic arthritis
A 75-year-old woman with chronic pain and previous staphylococcal infections presented to Glen Innes District Hospital with a swollen, warm right knee 10 days after a corticosteroid injection. Junior doctor Dr M. appropr…
45y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxia following cardio-respiratory collapse due to anaphylaxis…
A 45-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, and recurrent lower limb infections died from anaphylaxis to intravenously administered flucloxacillin. He presented with sepsis secondary to a …
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