66y · Male·sepsis following bacteraemia caused by transurethral catheter insertion
A 66-year-old man with severe dementia and multiple comorbidities died from sepsis following bacteraemia after a routine indwelling urinary catheter change at a nursing home. The catheter insertion was trauma…
74y · Male·Sepsis complicating pyelonephritis and pseudo large intestinal obstruction (pall…
…2024 with functional decline and experienced recurrent bowel obstruction, sigmoid volvulus, and E. coli bacteraemia secondary to pyelonephritis. Following transfer and return to Austin Hospital with sepsis and acute kid…
88y · Male·Sepsis of unknown aetiology in a man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and other med…
An 88-year-old man incarcerated at Hopkins Correctional Centre died from sepsis of unknown aetiology with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. He developed pneumonia while in custody, was admitted to Ararat Hospital twice in late J…
83y · Male·Sepsis due to staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia following infection of a left an…
An 83-year-old man with heart and kidney failure died from sepsis caused by MSSA bacteraemia following infection at a peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) insertion site. Ambulance paramedics in…
71y · Male·acute pyelonephritis with contributing ischaemic heart disease
A 71-year-old male prisoner died from acute pyelonephritis with contributing ischaemic heart disease at Flinders Medical Centre. He had advanced metastatic gastric cancer diagnosed in February 2011 after presenting with …
69y · Male·peritonitis due to perforated bowel
…is admission, he developed peritonitis secondary to large bowel perforation, complicated by Clostridium bacteraemia and hepatocellular carcinoma. He was transferred to ICU on 4 May 2024 and died on 9 May 2024. The coron…
76y · Male·Sepsis, with osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis
…d infective endocarditis. Over 9 months, he experienced recurrent infections including cellulitis, MRSA bacteraemia, and urinary tract infection. A critical clinical lesson involves early recognition of serious infectio…
55y · Female·Complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
… colon cancer with hepatic metastases. She underwent emergency proctolectomy on 31 July, complicated by bacteraemia and wound breakdown. After initial recovery, she developed acute illness with bowel obstruction and agi…
79y · Male·Urinary tract infection with E coli bacteraemia on a background of ischaemic hyp…
…ed him with oral antibiotics after an hour. The patient died at home that night from urosepsis (E. coli bacteraemia). The coroner found the death preventable: the paramedic clinical record contained clear sepsis warning…
85y · Male·Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia due to septic arthritis of left …
An 85-year-old man died in custody from sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia arising from septic arthritis of the left shoulder, on a background of congestive heart failure. While …
69y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to sepsis (Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia), com…
… aspirin, clopidogrel and enoxaparin. However, the patient had concurrent sepsis (Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia) from a recurrent spinal infection. At the metropolitan hospital, sepsis was correctly identified, but …
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 antibiotics were significantly delayed—ceftriaxon…
33y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of severe ischaemic cardiomyop…
Wayne Robert McInnes Thompson, aged 33, died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis complicated by severe ischaemic cardiomyopathy. He had a complex medical history including viral myocarditis, previous intestinal resect…
63y · Female·Escherichia coli septicaemia in a lady with multiple comorbidities
Helen Welsh, 63, died from E. coli septicaemia with multiple comorbidities. She presented with respiratory symptoms and underwent bronchoscopy. On discharge day, she deteriorated with fever, altered consciousness, and hy…
60y · Male·sepsis and aspiration pneumonia in a man with oral squamous cell carcinoma and m…
Henry Allen, a 60-year-old man with oral squamous cell carcinoma, lung cancer, and multiple comorbidities died from sepsis and aspiration pneumonia while in prison custody at Fiona Stanley Hospital. He received appropria…
76y · Female·Major organ failure secondary to sepsis due to gram-positive bacteraemia from ur…
Patricia Northcote, a 76-year-old paraplegic woman with advancing dementia, died from sepsis secondary to urinary tract infection complicated by a sacral pressure sore. The pressure injury developed in November 2012 at a…
44y · Female·unascertained (consistent with Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Staphylococcus aur…
Maureen Mandijarra, a 44-year-old Aboriginal woman with poorly controlled diabetes and recurrent skin infections, was arrested at Male Oval on 29 November 2012 for street drinking under a zero-tolerance police approach. …
36y · Female·Acute brain injury due to intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to sepsis
A 36-year-old woman with intravenous heroin use history presented with depressed consciousness and purpuric rash. Paramedics appropriately administered empiric antibiotics for suspected meningococcal sepsis. Hospital inv…
56y · Male·Complications, including sepsis, of left leg infection (operated), in a man with…
Matthew John Pickin, a 56-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma, died from sepsis complicating a left leg infection. His lung cancer was appropriately investigated following haemoptysis in October 2021, w…
73y · Female·Metastatic oesophageal cancer
Ms AC, a 73-year-old woman with longstanding physical disabilities, died from metastatic oesophageal cancer. She presented with progressive swallowing difficulties, weight loss, and elevated inflammatory markers from Dec…
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