12 results for “chronic osteomyelitis”
79y · Male·Complications associated with metastatic colorectal carcinoma and diabetes melli…
…-year-old prisoner with extensive comorbidities including metastatic colorectal cancer, diabetes, stage 4 chronic kidney disease, and osteomyelitis, died from cancer complications. He was appropriately placed in palliat…
10y · Male·Septic arthritis of the left shoulder with acute heart failure resulting from to…
…his death. In his final weeks, he experienced weight loss and lethargy attributed to poorly controlled osteomyelitis at multiple sites. His attending paediatrician Dr C. had managed his complex medical needs throughout …
98y · Female·Sepsis due to sacral pressure ulcer complicated by osteomyelitis against a backg…
…ia and multiple comorbidities died from sepsis secondary to a sacral pressure ulcer that progressed to osteomyelitis while in residential aged care. The coroner identified systemic clinical deficits including inadequate…
65y · Female·Combined effects of acute pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and …
A 65-year-old woman with chronic alcohol use disorder, multiple comorbidities, and progressive functional decline died from combined effec…
87y · Male·Multiorgan failure due to sepsis due to skin failure, underlying vascular dement…
An 87-year-old man with vascular dementia and stroke-related quadriplegia developed a sacral pressure injury in a residential aged care facility in December 2023. Despite care interventions, the wound rapidly deteriorate…
82y · Male·sepsis due to infected sacral ulcer with osteomyelitis and necrotising fasciitis
An 82-year-old man with multiple comorbidities developed a sacral pressure injury during admission to a private hospital for investigation of leg weakness. Despite being assessed as high-risk for pressure injury, he was …
53y · Male·Refractory seizures secondary to Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (palliated); pneumonia
A 53-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and refractory seizures presented to hospital on 30 March 2024 with increased seizure activity. During admission, he could not receive oral anti-epileptics due to poor swall…
38y · Male·Aspiration of Gastric Content and Combined Drug Toxicity (Methadone, Benzodiazep…
A 38-year-old man died from aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity involving methadone, benzodiazepines, olanzapine and alprazolam. He had confused the day of the week and self-administered two…
55y · Male·Cardiac hypertrophy with significant conditions contributing: coronary artery at…
Eric Lewis Wobona, a 55-year-old Aboriginal man with extensive cardiovascular risk factors including congestive cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, and previous amputation, died of acute hear…
48y · Female·Sepsis due to pulmonary and cutaneous infections, with urinary tract infection a…
A 48-year-old tetraplegic woman died from sepsis originating from a necrotic sacral pressure wound. Multiple system failures contributed: inadequate pressure sore prevention at the disability care provider (air mattress …
75y · Female·Septicaemia (Staphylococcus aureus) with antecedent cause of septic arthritis
A 75-year-old woman with chronic pain and previous staphylococcal infections presented to Glen Innes District Hospital with a swollen, war…
45y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxia following cardio-respiratory collapse due to anaphylaxis…
A 45-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, and recurrent lower limb infections died from anaphylaxis to intravenously administered flucloxacillin. He presented with sepsis secondary to a …
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