17 results for “biliary sepsis”
55y · Male·Ascending cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis
…old man with Down syndrome died from ascending cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis following recurrent biliary sepsis. He had multiple comorbidities including Alzheimer's disease, depression, and cardiac dysfunction,…
66y · Male·hepatorenal failure and biliary sepsis complicating common bile duct obstruction
A 66-year-old man incarcerated in Port Lincoln Prison died from hepatorenal failure and biliary sepsis complicating common bile duct obstruction. He presented with progressive jaundice, dark urine, and…
52y · Male·Metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
…ipation, then found to have advanced cancer with liver metastases. He underwent chemotherapy (one cycle), biliary stent insertions for recurrent obstruction-related sepsis, and palliative radiotherapy. His condition det…
82y · Female·sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis
…mpbell, an 82-year-old woman with delusional disorder subject to mental health treatment orders, died from sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis. She had gallstones identified on MRCP during psychiatric a…
73y · Male·Sepsis (gram-negative septic shock) secondary to complications of selective inte…
…tional radiologist failed to appreciate the significance of the prior Whipple procedure and its associated sepsis risk. Prophylactic antibiotics (ciprofloxacin and metronidazole) before, during and after SIRT would likel…
77y · Male·sepsis due to retroperitoneal collection after biliary stent insertion on a back…
A 77-year-old Aboriginal man died from sepsis following a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) procedure that perforated his duodenum. Critic…
56y · Female·sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Julie Michele Dunn, a 56-year-old female prisoner, died of sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma. She had presented months earlier with gastrointestina…
66y · Male·hepatic failure, intrahepatic sepsis and intrahepatic haematoma secondary to com…
William Ernest Pears died from hepatic failure, intrahepatic sepsis and haematoma following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 2012. During surgery for gallstone disease, the …
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia and cholangitis; obstructive jaundice from intraduct tumour…
…d cholangitis secondary to an obstructive bile duct tumour. She was admitted with obstructive jaundice and sepsis, underwent ERCP procedures for bile duct obstruction and stent insertion. Despite antibiotic therapy and s…
63y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis
…allstones, followed by ERCP on 26 June. Despite initial apparent recovery, he deteriorated on 30 June with sepsis and was admitted to Box Hill Hospital. Conservative treatment with antibiotics was chosen over repeat ERCP…
56y · Female·Aspiration Pneumonia in the setting of Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy
…a 56-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and epilepsy living in high-level residential care, presented with sepsis complicated by pneumonia, cholecystitis, and aspiration risk. Despite aggressive treatment including antib…
58y · Female·acute peritonitis, which led to the development of acute septicaemia following a…
A 58-year-old woman died from acute peritonitis and sepsis following surgery for duodenal diverticulum. Initial elective surgery on 4 March 2008 was technically succ…
61y · Female·multi organ failure due to abdominal sepsis
Lesley Arndell, aged 61, died from multi-organ failure due to abdominal sepsis after undergoing a Whipple's procedure for pancreatic cancer. Key clinical lessons include: (1) patients w…
69y · Female·Septic shock due to biliary peritonitis as a consequence of laparoscopic cholecy…
…ay 1 despite consultant's undocumented concerns; (2) failure to initiate antibiotics at ward round despite sepsis indicators; (3) delayed surgical response despite documented critical illness; (4) poor communication betw…
59y · Female·complications of intra-abdominal sepsis, including multi-organ failure and bowel…
59-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis, multi-organ failure and bowel perforation following median hepatectomy for cholangiocarcinoma. Key clinic…
76y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to sepsis with peritonitis and pancreatitis, secondar…
…d until 05:30, causing 11-16 hour delay in transfer to a specialist centre. By arrival at Wesley Hospital, sepsis and multi-organ failure were established. Earlier recognition of the CT findings, physical review by the s…
75y · Female·septic complications following surgical resection of duodenal ampullary adenoma
A 75-year-old woman died of sepsis from bile leaking into her abdomen after elective surgery to remove a pre-malignant tumour adjacent to the…
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