38 results for “indwelling catheter”
66y · Male·sepsis following bacteraemia caused by transurethral catheter insertion
…n 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 traumatic, resulting in haematuria…
58y · Male·Pneumonia and urosepsis
…nset dementia, died from pneumonia and urosepsis following inadequate care at an aged care facility. His indwelling catheter was poorly managed, causing urethral trauma and erosion. Staff failed to recognise signs of cli…
66y · Female·urinary tract infection with contributing hypertensive heart disease, diabetes m…
…g to Modbury Hospital Emergency Department with vaginal pain and signs of infection. She had a long-term indwelling catheter placed for urinary incontinence. The ED doctor did not recognize catheter-associated urinary tr…
50y · Male·Complications of urosepsis in the setting of T3/4 paraplegia
… with T3/4 paraplegia from a childhood injury, was residing in supported accommodation. He had a chronic indwelling urinary catheter with recurrent infections. On 24 August 2015, his long-term GP prescribed antibiotics f…
59y · Male·Urosepsis and aspiration pneumonia (with Trisomy 21 as underlying condition)
…cline over 12+ months with multiple falls, recurrent respiratory infections, urinary retention requiring indwelling catheterization, and aspiration risk due to swallowing difficulties. Despite occupational therapy input …
31y · Male·sepsis due to urosepsis and pneumonia on a background of C3 incomplete tetrapleg…
…inn received appropriate medical care in custody. The death was attributed to complications of long-term indwelling bladder catheterisation, a known risk factor for sepsis in spinal cord injury patients. The expert speci…
88y · Female·Sepsis complicated by multiple organ failure in a woman with comorbidities in th…
…e following shoulder surgery. She developed an undiagnosed urinary tract infection after placement of an indwelling catheter. Critical failures included: inadequate assessment before discharge from acute care despite unc…
53y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with myotonic dystrophy
…r home environment. The community residential unit staff were inadequately trained in palliative care and catheter management, and he deteriorated rapidly, requiring readmission within hours. The coroner found care was r…
93y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…er the Mental Health Act. He presented with delirium likely secondary to urinary tract infection from an indwelling catheter. Despite aggressive behaviour and refusal of care, Mental Health Act detention was deemed appro…
86y · Male·multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of sacral pressure ulcer
…ressure-relieving mattress for weeks despite clear need), and inadequate nursing documentation. A urinary catheter was inserted without clear indication, promoting immobility. High-dose antipsychotics (olanzapine, risper…
87y · Male·multi organ failure due to septic shock complicating urinary tract infection and…
…trial fibrillation on warfarin developed septic shock and multi-organ failure following traumatic bladder catheterisation. Two catheterisation attempts occurred on 15 July 2005: an unsuccessful attempt by an RDNS nurse f…
3y · Male·Influenza A infection (Type H3N2)
Aidan Mara, a 3-year-old boy with influenza A pneumonia and hyponatraemia, collapsed and died from cardiovascular failure on hospital day 3. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) distinguishing SIADH from dehydration ea…
77y · Male·multi-organ failure due to general inanition on a background of end-stage Alzhei…
Mervyn Eric Size, a 77-year-old man with end-stage Alzheimer's dementia, died from multi-organ failure due to general inanition while subject to a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order at Repatriation General Hospital. His c…
75y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis secondary to hospital-acquired pneumonia
A 75-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia who was detained under Mental Health Act orders died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis secondary to hospital-acquired pneumonia. He was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital…
63y · Male·metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma with chronic obstructive lung disease
Mr Curtin, a 63-year-old with metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma and severe COPD, was admitted to Repatriation General Hospital on 14 August 2015 with dyspnea and confusion. His condition deteriorated with delirium…
84y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy with cardiomegaly due to pulmonary hypertension and valvu…
An 84-year-old man with advanced cardiac disease (dilated cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, atrial septal defect) and chronic schizophrenia died of natural causes while subject to a Mental Health Act detention orde…
57y · Male·Pneumonia with contributing factors of trisomy 21 and early Alzheimer's dementia
Graham Keith Moore, a 57-year-old man with Down syndrome and early Alzheimer's dementia, died of pneumonia at Bendigo Hospital on 11 February 2025. He resided in specialist disability accommodation and received NDIS-fund…
61y · Male·Pneumonia
Kenneth Morrison, a 61-year-old man with Down's syndrome, dementia and multiple comorbidities, died from pneumonia following hospitalisation at Casey Hospital in March 2008. Community Residential Unit (CRU) carers raised…
69y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
GL, a 69-year-old Chinese national, died by hanging in Long Bay Correctional Centre's Medical Services Unit on 12 April 2022. He was incarcerated following the murder of his wife in September 2020 and had become a parapl…
76y · Male·out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a man with coronary artery atherosclerosis and…
Graham John Butler, aged 76, was a sentenced prisoner at Acacia Prison who died from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by coronary artery atherosclerosis in the context of long-standing type 2 diabetes, hypertension,…
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