6 results for “multi-organ failure”
0y · Male·multi-organ failure from septicaemia following surgical reduction of intussuscep…
… morning where intussusception was diagnosed and surgically reduced, but Nathan died of septicaemia and multi-organ failure. Preventability hinged on earlier transfer and communication failures regarding urinalysis resu…
1y · Female·infarction and volvulus of the small intestine due to adhesion from prior nephre…
…was missed, delaying transfer to Royal Hobart Hospital until 1:46pm. By then the child was in shock and multi-organ failure. The coroner found that earlier recognition and transfer may have altered the outcome.
11y · Male·complications of bowel obstruction in the setting of chronic constipation
…sive fecal impaction, megacolon, and hypoganglionosis. Despite surgery and intensive care, he died from multi-organ failure and uncontrollable bleeding. Key preventable factors included: failure to refer to Wadja Aborig…
2y · Male·multiorgan failure in a boy with clinically suspected sepsis and Cockayne syndro…
A 2-year-old boy with Cockayne syndrome (a rare life-limiting genetic condition) died from multiorgan failure due to clinically suspected sepsis following hospitalisation for acute illness with vomiting, lethargy an…
2y · Male·Tramadol toxicity in the setting of adenotonsillectomy in a child with Pierre Ro…
…eizures, and severe hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury, leading to death despite intensive care. Key clinical failures included: the prescribing doctor not specifying tablet/capsule formulation despite knowing oral drops po…
11y · Male·Sepsis
An 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD level 3), ADHD, and obesity died from sepsis on 20 June 2022. He presented to Rosebud Hospital ED on 14 June with fever, vomiting, and low blood pressure, was dischar…
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