77y · Male·septic shock due to cellulitis of the left forearm
Malcolm Falkenberg, a 77-year-old man with dementia, died from septic shock due to cellulitis of the left forearm. He had been living independently with declining self-care and hygiene. Following a …
63y · Female·Sepsis complicating cellulitis following skin cancer excision and skin graft pro…
A 63-year-old woman died from sepsis complicating cellulitis following elective skin cancer excision and skin graft performed in a general practitioner's clinic. The…
59y · Female·complications of sepsis due to cellulitis in a woman with multiple medical comor…
…years old with significant intellectual disability and primary lymphedema, died from sepsis secondary to cellulitis. She was admitted to hospital on 6 August 2015 after carers noted fever, lethargy, tachycardia, and elev…
52y · Male·multiple organ failure and pulmonary thromboemboli complicating generalised seps…
A 52-year-old man with longstanding refusal of medical care presented with severe cellulitis, sepsis, and previously undiagnosed heart failure secondary to sleep apnoea. He lacked capacity to conse…
84y · Female·sepsis and cardiac failure in a woman with hypertensive ischaemic and valvular h…
…icularly diuretic therapy for severe oedema. On 7 August 2016, she developed septic shock with bilateral cellulitis of the legs and was transferred to ICU. Despite intravenous antibiotics, she deteriorated. The coroner f…
60y · Male·sepsis/leg cellulitis with peripheral oedema and congestive cardiac failure in t…
…istant schizophrenia, emphysema, COPD, chronic hyponatraemia, and heart failure, died of sepsis from leg cellulitis with peripheral oedema and congestive cardiac failure. Admitted to hospital on 17 November 2021, he exhi…
75y · Female·Infective complications of a left hand injury with diabetic ketoacidosis
…t, claiming falsely to have seen a doctor and taken antibiotics. The wound became severely infected with cellulitis, lymphadenopathy, and bone exposure. She had not accessed any medical care or medications for two years …
63y · Female·Sepsis with multiorgan failure in the setting of limb cellulitis complicating a …
… antibiotics and supportive care, she deteriorated from sepsis with multiorgan failure secondary to limb cellulitis and died on 30 January 2024. Key clinical lesson: prompt recognition and aggressive early management of …
33y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of severe ischaemic cardiomyop…
…and progressive cardiac deterioration. He presented to hospital on 30 November 2016 severely septic with cellulitis, requiring intensive support including ECMO and mechanical ventilation. Despite maximal medical therapy,…
64y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis on a background of end-stage disseminated small c…
A 64-year-old prisoner with end-stage disseminated small cell lung cancer died from respiratory failure and sepsis at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had presented with collapse, fever, and hypotension in January 2016. Inves…
66y · Female·aspiration pneumonitis and gangrenous necrosis of both feet
A 66-year-old woman with untreated rheumatoid arthritis, severe lower limb cellulitis with gangrenous necrosis, and a personality disorder died from aspiration pneumonitis. She had progressi…
22y · Female·septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis in a woman with …
…rebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis. She resided in a supported residential service and had recurrent elbow infections from late 2015 onward…
57y · Male·Acute renal failure complicating end stage liver cirrhosis with resultant enceph…
…lopathy while detained under mental health legislation. He presented with severe liver disease, ascites, cellulitis, and encephalopathic behaviour, requiring involuntary detention due to poor judgment and repeated self-d…
27y · Male·Airway obstruction due to sublingual and submandibular cellulitis (Ludwig's angi…
…year-old man died from airway obstruction due to Ludwig's angina (bilateral sublingual and submandibular cellulitis) following a tooth extraction. Critical failures included: delayed treatment with inadequate timely tran…
83y · Male·Drowning in a man with ischaemic heart disease
… he made unusual decisions with low insulin levels) may have contributed. He had also recently developed cellulitis requiring IV antibiotics but had not sought treatment. The key clinical lesson is the critical importanc…
28y · Male·MRSA sepsis
…er respiratory symptoms on 11 June 2016, followed by increasing symptoms including chest pain and facial cellulitis. Nursing assessments on 13-14 June were considered adequate at the time, though a missed opportunity exi…
0y · Unknown·focal ventricular myocarditis and myonecrosis resulting from migration of a Peri…
…e. The line was inserted appropriately under general anaesthetic for IV antibiotics treating periorbital cellulitis. Initial placement in the right atrium was confirmed on post-insertion X-ray. However, the PICC line sub…
95y · Female·acute left subdural haematoma complicating anticoagulant therapy for deep vein t…
…with multiple comorbidities including congestive heart failure was admitted with suspected pneumonia and cellulitis. She developed deep vein thrombosis and was started on enoxaparin anticoagulation. She became confused a…
51y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease
Pauline Margaret Dodd, 51, died of ischaemic heart disease at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 4 March 2014. She was an involuntary psychiatric patient with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, complicated by childh…
42y · Male·Cardiac arrest following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, likely due to E.coli …
Jarrod Wright, a 42-year-old man admitted with cellulitis, developed sepsis-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring ICU care with non-invasiv…
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