264 results for “kidney failure”
76y · Male·end-stage renal failure
A 76-year-old man died of end-stage renal failure while imprisoned. He had pre-existing hypertension, diabetes, and stage 3 chronic kidney disease. During …
55y · Male·probable sepsis in the setting of immunosuppression, a skin wound and chronic di…
David Paul Unwin, a 55-year-old kidney transplant recipient with polycystic kidney disease, died of sepsis in January 2017. He presented with pro…
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
…ly, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding from a duodenal ulcer, acute kidney injury, and severe delirium requiring Mental Health Act detention. Despite appropriate medical management …
62y · Male·urosepsis
…nox-Gastaut syndrome, and cerebral palsy, died from urosepsis following emergency urological surgery for a kidney stone. He presented to hospital with fever and restlessness on 17 August 2023, was found to have a large o…
53y · Female·Pneumonia
A 53-year-old woman with Down syndrome and chronic kidney disease presented with septic shock secondary to pneumonia. She received appropriate intravenous antibioti…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the context of acute-on-chronic kidney failure associ…
Arthur James Bonney, a 59-year-old prisoner with advanced cardiac disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, underwent a CT scan with iodinated contrast on 30 July 2015 at Fiona Stanley Hospit…
27y · Male·exsanguination due to ruptured right kidney, renal vessels, and liver from motor…
…t left the road at speed and struck a concrete culvert, causing severe injuries including a ruptured right kidney, renal vessels, and liver damage. The coroner found that both occupants had consumed alcohol. Transport to…
81y · Female·Acute pyelonephritis (kidney infection) in combination with severe coronary arte…
…with Alzheimer'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 ca…
39y · Female·Sepsis and renal failure secondary to a perinephric abscess
…ected when staff noticed a raised area on her lower back. She presented to hospital where sepsis and acute kidney failure were identified. Despite drainage of the abscess and supportive care, her condition deteriorated r…
90y · Male·pneumonia leading to atrial fibrillation leading to myocardial infarction
… on an inpatient mental health treatment order. He was admitted with hospital-acquired pneumonia and acute kidney injury following a fall. His condition deteriorated over several days despite antibiotic treatment. The co…
0y · Male·Complications of VATER syndrome and sacrococcygeal teratoma
…idisciplinary surgical and medical management. Following deterioration and development of end-stage renal failure with a progressively enlarging spinal tumour, a compassionate decision was made to transition to palliati…
39y · Female·multiorgan failure and probable sepsis
…y drainage. Despite initial haemodynamic improvement, she developed multiorgan dysfunction including acute kidney injury, liver failure, and pneumonia with ongoing seizures. After discussion with family regarding her poo…
56y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicated by multiorgan failure and hypoxic ischaemic encepha…
Michael Dyball, a 56-year-old prisoner with chronic kidney disease, hepatitis C, and treated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, collapsed in his prison cell and …
51y · Male·multi-organ failure due to acute kidney injury and haemodynamic shock as a conse…
…ported from Launceston General Hospital to Royal Hobart Hospital but died two days later from multi-organ failure due to acute kidney injury and haemodynamic shock. While a protocol existed for urgent transfer of major …
72y · Male·metastatic prostate carcinoma
…from 2014-2018 but agreed to chemotherapy after metastatic disease was identified. He also had significant kidney disease requiring ureteric stents. The coroner found that medical care provided while in custody was appro…
82y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
…haemic heart disease, triple vessel coronary artery disease (previously bypass grafted), diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and dementia died suddenly in prison from ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. The coroner f…
60y · Male·multi-organ failure due to injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident, specifi…
A 60-year-old Aboriginal man with significant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, cirrhosis, renal failure, diabetes) presented to ED following a motor vehicle accident at low speed. Despite chest imaging showing…
69y · Male·Pericarditis
A 69-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease, congestive cardiac failure, and Fragile X Syndrome presented to the Emergency Department with dys…
72y · Male·Complications of small bowel obstruction in a man with multiple medical co-morbi…
…, large paraoesophageal hiatus hernia, and marked rectal faecal loading. Clinicians identified multiorgan failure including acute kidney injury and aspiration pneumonia. A nasogastric tube could not be inserted and surg…
88y · Male·Sepsis of unknown aetiology in a man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and other med…
…s Hospital on 7 July. Despite antibiotic therapy and supportive care, he deteriorated with delirium, acute kidney injury, and liver dysfunction. He was deemed unsuitable for CPR or intubation. He died suddenly on 9 July …
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