10 results for “adult respiratory distress syndrome”
46y · Male·Diffuse Alveolar Damage (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) as a consequence o…
…and diagnosed with severe bilateral pneumonia. Despite intubation and mechanical ventilation, he developed Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and died. An independent respiratory physician review confirmed all manageme…
76y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to right pneumonectomy and chronic obstructive air…
… was detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. On 21 May 2000, he collapsed with acute respiratory distress syndrome and was transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital. Despite treatment with antibiotics, s…
84y · Female·multi-organ failure arising from Staphylococcal septicaemia
Laurel Jean Shaw, aged 84, died from multi-organ failure secondary to Staphylococcal septicaemia. She was detained under a Mental Health Act order for Lewy Body Dementia when she developed MRSA pneumonia and sepsis on 15…
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
A 39-year-old man with schizo-affective illness, hepatic cirrhosis, and substance abuse history died from complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction with aspiration pneumonia. He had been admitted involuntarily for …
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
…eval services; insufficient IV fluid resuscitation (patient encouraged to refuse); misinterpretation of respiratory distress as anxiety/alcohol withdrawal; sparse overnight vital sign monitoring despite clinical deterio…
40y · Male·respiratory failure due to Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
…00mg instead of 175mg) due to a medication chart mix-up. Approximately one hour later he suffered cardiorespiratory arrest and subsequently died from ARDS. The coroner found sedation from multiple CNS depressants combin…
4y · Male·Complications of cutaneous thermal burn injuries
…ICU care at Royal Children's Hospital, Abdullah died on 24 April 2011 from systemic burn complications, respiratory distress syndrome and hypoxaemia. The death was preventable through basic fire safety measures: securin…
17y · Female·Acute Methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA) toxicity
…cal lessons: she initially presented to a first aid post with signs of ecstasy toxicity (pulse 120 bpm, respiratory rate 22 breaths/min, flushed appearance) but was assessed by a volunteer first-aider with limited train…
50y · Female·septicaemia
Julie Anne Bramble, a 50-year-old woman with alcohol dependence and recent drug use, died from septicaemia on 1 April 2011 at her home in Bundaberg. Over 4-5 days prior to death, she developed progressive symptoms includ…
41y · Female·Peritonitis following surgical procedure to the urinary bladder, due to infected…
Cheryl Lee Edmiston, a healthy 41-year-old woman, died of peritonitis and sepsis following minor bladder procedures (cystoscopy, hydrodilatation, and biopsy) at Joondalup Health Campus on 14 February 2003. The biopsies w…
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