23 results for “indwelling urinary 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…
66y · Female·urinary tract infection with contributing hypertensive heart disease, diabetes m…
Rita Ann Broadway, 66, died from urinary tract infection on 2 January 2015, one day after presenting to Modbury Hospital Emergency Department with…
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)
…ced progressive functional decline over 12+ months with multiple falls, recurrent respiratory infections, urinary retention requiring indwelling catheterization, and aspiration risk due to swallowing difficulties. Despi…
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…
88y · Female·Sepsis complicated by multiple organ failure in a woman with comorbidities in th…
…man died from sepsis with multiple organ failure following shoulder surgery. She developed an undiagnosed urinary tract infection after placement of an indwelling catheter. Critical failures included: inadequate assessm…
93y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
… heart disease while detained under 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 Hea…
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…
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…
86y · Male·multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of sacral pressure ulcer
…es (no pressure-relieving mattress for weeks despite clear need), and inadequate nursing documentation. A urinary catheter was inserted without clear indication, promoting immobility. High-dose antipsychotics (olanzapin…
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…
75y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis secondary to hospital-acquired pneumonia
…de Hospital with cerebrovascular accident and white matter disease, subsequently developed urosepsis from urinary retention, then hospital-acquired pneumonia. The coroner found no concerns about the standard of treatmen…
57y · Male·Pneumonia with contributing factors of trisomy 21 and early Alzheimer's dementia
…ns, and sleep disturbance, prompting hospital admission. During his one-month hospital stay, he developed urinary retention, poor oral intake, decreased mobility, and regularly refused care. On 1 February, he had a hypo…
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…
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…
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,…
86y · Male·Septic shock secondary to urosepsis
…s or the ordered blood tests before discharge. Avery was readmitted next day with sepsis from a resistant urinary tract infection and died of septic shock. Key failures included: failure to review progress notes and blo…
85y · Female·Complications of a left ankle fracture (operated)
…oning. Shirley subsequently experienced multiple medical complications including orthostatic hypotension, urinary tract infections, oral candidiasis, hypercalcaemia, and progressive functional decline over two months. T…
77y · Female·Complications following a recent fracture and surgical repair of the right hip i…
… high UTI risk in elderly females; cloudy urine postoperatively suggested possible E. coli infection from catheter. (2) Single perioperative antibiotic dose (Keflin) was inadequate; infection risk appeared unrecognized. …
31y · Male·Lymphocytic Myocarditis in association with Acute Pericarditis (viral origin, ae…
Norman John Morgan, aged 31, died at Carnarvon Airport on 21 December 2001 from lymphocytic myocarditis with acute pericarditis (viral origin). He presented to Carnarvon Regional Hospital on 20 December with chest and sh…
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