15 results for “adrenaline infusion”
77y · Male·Complications of reaction to an iron infusion in a man with ischaemic heart dise…
…eficiency anaemia and underlying ischaemic heart disease died from anaphylaxis following iron polymaltose infusion. Critical clinical lessons: (1) IV iron should only be administered after oral iron has been tried or is …
51y · Female·community acquired pneumonia
…ion deteriorated rapidly with sepsis, requiring ICU admission and intubation. During treatment, an Acomed infusion pump failed silently, temporarily compromising noradrenaline delivery when her blood pressure was critica…
17y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy Complicating Anaphylaxis
… in a vegan restaurant meal on 27 May 2021. Ambulance paramedics administered two doses of intramuscular adrenaline and transported him to Holmesglen Private Hospital. On arrival at the ED, James developed wheeze and cou…
15y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown aetiology complicating hypoxic ischaemic enc…
… eating apple crumble containing nuts, he self-administered an EpiPen. Ambulance paramedics administered adrenaline but Max deteriorated rapidly. At hospital, emergency physicians delayed intubation for 15 minutes despit…
49y · Female·Hypoxia due to complications following incision and drainage of a right buttock …
…f an impedance monitor as capnography; delayed detection allowing hypoxia; medication errors (Metaraminol infusion continued, Propofol not commenced); and subsequent tracheostomy dislodgement causing further hypoxic even…
66y · Female·Cardiac failure due to atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease
A 66-year-old woman died from cardiac failure due to atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease. She presented to a rural GP with ankle oedema, cough, and palpitations during interstate travel. The GP diagnosed mild …
22y · Female·cardiac arrest of uncertain cause noting the existence of drug toxicity; the dru…
Faithe Baxter, aged 22, died from cardiac arrest due to methamphetamine toxicity after using multiple drugs including methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, opioids and nitrous oxide. She became unconscious in a car overnight…
<1y · Male·Perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy with severe diffuse cortical necrosis…
…ion. The infant was delivered at term after induction for post-dates pregnancy. During labour, syntocinon infusion was increased to 120 ml/hour without adequate clinical oversight by Dr A., who remained off-site despite …
<1y · Female·Perinatal asphyxia
Summer Elizabeth Rose Niehoff died from perinatal asphyxia hours after vaginal birth following a prolonged labour in hospital. The coroner found multiple clinically preventable failures: escalation of oxytocin augmentati…
Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from intra-uterine asphyxia (causative factors unas…
William Keays was a neonate born at 37 weeks via emergency caesarean section for fetal distress during labour induction with Syntocinon. He was stillborn with Apgar scores of 0/0/1, requiring 12 minutes of resuscitation …
34y · Male·Air embolism and severe haemorrhage due to perforation of the right subclavian v…
Darryl Smith, aged 34, died following emergency surgery for a fractured clavicle at Sunnybank Private Hospital. During the final drilling of the sixth screw hole, the surgeon's drill penetrated the underlying right subcl…
<1y · Female·Fetal demise due to placental abruption and sepsis secondary to chorioamnionitis…
Ashlee Reindl died hours after birth in 2019 following a prolonged induction of labour complicated by fetal distress and chorioamnionitis. A catastrophic placental abruption occurred shortly before emergency caesarean se…
<1y · Female·subgaleal haematoma complicating an obstructed labour
Vanessa Li, a term infant born following obstructed labour, died at four days of age from subgaleal haemorrhage (SGH) with severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Labour was managed by private obstetrician Dr K., who wa…
64y · Male·Septic shock secondary to urosepsis (Pseudomonas and Stenotropomonas maltophilia…
RD, a 64-year-old man with diabetes, amputation, and COPD, presented to a private hospital emergency department with suspected sepsis (vomiting, diarrhoea, hypotension, acute kidney injury, elevated troponin, hyperkalaem…
Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to meconium aspiration syndrome
A full-term baby born at 39 weeks died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to meconium aspiration. Critical failures in fetal monitoring were identified: the admission CTG was abnormal but not recognised as such by…
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