953 results for “infection”
90y · Male·Sepsis secondary to wound infection/dehiscence and bilateral parotid gland infec…
… (23 September) but was never reviewed by the surgeon and was not treated with antibiotics despite clear infection signs. Mr Powell developed bilateral parotid gland infection and was discharged on 25 September while st…
87y · Female·Sepsis
…ealth legislation following behavioural deterioration. On 11 March, she was diagnosed with urinary tract infection and probable chest infection and commenced on antibiotics. Her condition did not improve, and she was fo…
80y · Male·haemorrhagic stroke caused by Staphylococcus aureus sepsis due to L4/5 discectom…
…man underwent elective microdiscectomy for spinal pain in April 2023. In late June, he developed a wound infection with Staphylococcus aureus causing discitis. Despite appropriate diagnosis and aggressive treatment incl…
85y · Female·Sepsis relating to an infected right shoulder wound (including MRSA)
…returned to Westgate Aged Care Facility post-operatively on 14 May. By 28 May, wound swabs revealed MRSA infection. Her GP, Dr M., consulted a microbiologist and arranged topical betadine dressings, believing the infect…
84y · Male·lower respiratory tract infection complicating congestive cardiac failure
Harold Leslie McInerney, 84, died from lower respiratory tract infection complicating congestive cardiac failure while detained under the Mental Health Act at Queen Elizabeth Ho…
76y · Female·left lower lobe pneumonia complicating metapneumovirus infection
Maria Astachnowicz, aged 76, died from left lower lobe pneumonia complicating metapneumovirus infection at Lyell McEwin Hospital. She had extensive psychiatric history (schizoaffective disorder/bipolar) with …
68y · Male·Community acquired chest infection secondary to C6 quadriplegia secondary to rem…
…, a 68-year-old man with C6 quadriplegia from a 1972 diving accident, died from community-acquired chest infection complicated by heart failure. He had recurrent respiratory and urinary tract infections related to his s…
81y · Female·Acute pyelonephritis (kidney infection) in combination with severe coronary arte…
…eimer's disease, osteoporosis, and severe coronary artery disease died from acute pyelonephritis (kidney infection) combined with coronary heart disease. She experienced multiple falls over 3.5 months in aged care, with…
56y · Male·sepsis
A 56-year-old man died from sepsis following elective bladder cancer surgery. Post-operative infection developed with clear clinical signs: elevated CRP (205-284 mg/L), positive bacterial cultures (Staphyloc…
51y · Female·Sigmoid volvulus in the setting of COVID-19 infection
Caroline Meallin, aged 51, died from sigmoid volvulus in the setting of COVID-19 infection. She was admitted to Austin Hospital on 12 August 2023 from a disability accommodation facility where sh…
40y · Male·Complications of Influenza A infection in a man with cerebral palsy and congenit…
…lectual disability living in specialist disability accommodation, died from complications of Influenza A infection causing respiratory failure. He presented with severe lower respiratory tract infection and parapneumoni…
62y · Male·Septic arthritis complicating left knee joint prosthesis in the setting of statu…
…ium in November 2022, three months post-knee replacement. Despite clinical suspicion of prosthetic joint infection, the orthopaedic team repeatedly decided against joint aspiration, citing concerns about introducing inf…
30y · Male·Disseminated mycobacterium avium complex infection complicating HIV infection
A 30-year-old man with HIV infection died from disseminated mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection. He had been subject to a guardianshi…
47y · Male·Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Alan William Worrall, a 47-year-old man with HIV infection, poor antiretroviral adherence, hepatitis C, and epilepsy, died from progressive multifocal leukoencepha…
63y · Female·Community acquired pneumonia with urinary tract infection as a significant contr…
…esiding in specialist disability accommodation died from community-acquired pneumonia with urinary tract infection as a contributing factor. She presented with chest infection symptoms on 20 April 2023, was prescribed a…
63y · Male·Multisystem organ failure, pneumonitis and sepsis; complications arising from a …
… was made. He was transferred to ICU with septic shock secondary to staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. The infection likely originated from an IV line noted to be inflamed on 4 March and redened/swollen on 9 March, withou…
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 vaginal pain a…
79y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and acute bronchiolitis
…ow-up. Hours later, he deteriorated at home and died. Clinical lessons: the subtle presentation of chest infection in elderly patients (impaired thermoregulation means reduced fever response), importance of considering …
1y · Female·viral respiratory tract infection (Parainfluenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus…
Matilda Armstrong, a 12-month-old previously well child, died from viral respiratory tract infection (Parainfluenza and RSV) complicated by Streptococcus pyogenes sepsis following recent COVID-19 infection…
8y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes and parechovirus infection
…n eight-month-old boy in state child protection care died from Streptococcus pyogenes and parechovirus coinfection. He presented to regional ED on 2 September with fever and ear infection signs, then 4 September with mi…
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