7 results for “meningococcal septicaemia”
19y · Female·Meningococcal septicaemia
Emma McGrath, a 19-year-old nursing student, died from meningococcal septicaemia caused by the W strain after presenting to the ED with a 12-hour history of vomiting, diar…
14y · Female·Neisseria meningitidis infection (meningococcal septicaemia)
…ite clear indicators of sepsis. Antibiotics were finally started at midnight but the patient died from meningococcal septicaemia at 4:50 am. The coroner found the death preventable. Critical clinical lessons: (1) always…
24y · Female·multi organ failure due to meningococcal septicaemia
…resented 5 hours later with characteristic petechial rash, admitted to ICU, but died within hours from meningococcal septicaemia. Critical failures: over-reliance on absence of rash and meningeal signs to exclude mening…
22y · Male·Meningococcal meningitis and sepsis
Daniel Roulant, 22, died from meningococcal meningitis and sepsis within 24 hours of symptom onset. He presented to his GP on 23 November 2017 wit…
Female·Verris Dawn Wright: septic shock due to small bowel ischaemia secondary to small…
…ol, but staff did not activate the required emergency response. She deteriorated overnight and died of meningococcal septicaemia. Both cases highlight failures to recognise sepsis, escalate appropriately, establish mana…
26y · Female·meningococcal infection (Neisseria meningitidis W strain) causing septicaemia
Ashleigh Rebecca Hunter, a previously healthy 26-year-old, died from meningococcal septicaemia (W strain) within 3 hours of arriving at Royal Perth Hospital. She presented with severe g…
27y · Female·Septicaemia secondary to Neisseria meningitides infection
Naomi Williams, a 27-year-old Wiradjuri woman, died from meningococcal septicaemia on 1 January 2016. She presented to Tumut Hospital in the early hours with generalised ach…
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