165 results for “multiple organ failure”
78y · Male·Multiple organ failure in the setting of neuropathy and coagulopathy caused by t…
Winston William Fish, aged 78, died from multiple organ failure following tiger snake envenomation while working on his rural property in Tasmania. He was …
80y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with multiple medical comorbidities
…pecialist disability accommodation, died from community-acquired pneumonia with pleural effusion and multi-organ failure. He had a documented history of recurrent pneumonia requiring hospitalisation in January and Febru…
36y · Male·Multiple organ failure and hypoxic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest from inj…
Nathan John Jones, aged 36, died from multiple organ failure and hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest after self-injecting methamphetamine. T…
57y · Male·Small bowel ischaemia (operated) with incarcerated umbilical hernia
…o have incarcerated umbilical hernia with small bowel ischaemia requiring emergency surgery. He died from multiple organ failure despite resection of four metres of ischaemic bowel. The coroner found no clinical issues w…
65y · Female·klebsiella pneumonia sepsis and rhabdomyolysis after a fall at home
A 65-year-old woman with multiple chronic conditions including COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and alcoholic hepatitis fell at home and rema…
77y · Male·multi-organ failure secondary to myocardial infarction
…man admitted to a nursing home after hip replacement surgery for a fractured neck of femur died from multi-organ failure secondary to myocardial infarction. He had multiple comorbidities including diabetes, hypertension…
86y · Female·Multiple organ failure following sepsis due to infected pressure ulcer of the hi…
…th limited mobility, required care from her adult children. Following an influenza illness, she developed multiple pressure ulcers within 7-10 days, particularly on her right hip which became infected with osteomyelitis.…
65y · Male·Multiple organ failure of unknown origin
…IS participant with type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease and congestive cardiac failure, developed a Stage IV heel wound while in supported accommodation. Despite nursing staff advice and his G…
70y · Male·severe metabolic acidosis due to multi organ failure including liver ischaemia
70-year-old Sean Thomas Montgomery died from severe metabolic acidosis and multi-organ failure following a thoracoscopic repair of a chronic right diaphragmatic hernia. The coroner identified m…
89y · Female·Multiple organ failure with cachexia on a background of chronic lower limb ulcer…
An 89-year-old woman with chronic venous leg ulcers complicated by squamous cell carcinoma died of multiple organ failure in a nursing home. She had been under guardianship following hospitalization in January 201…
24y · Male·multiple organ failure resulting from a closed head injury
A 24-year-old Aboriginal man died from multiple organ failure following a closed head injury sustained during a domestic violence incident. After an argu…
51y · Female·peritoneal sepsis with multiple organ failure due to perforation of bowel by for…
…-year-old woman with intellectual disability and schizoaffective disorder died from peritoneal sepsis and multiple organ failure caused by bowel perforation from a wooden stick. The stick entered her body via her vaginal…
73y · Male·Complications, including multi-organ failure and pneumonia, of chronic obstructi…
…atts, a 73-year-old prisoner with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive cardiac failure, and multiple comorbidities, died from complications of COPD including multi-organ failure and pneumonia,…
42y · Female·multiple organ failure due to sepsis on a background of pneumonia, spontaneous b…
Anthea Ryder Moketarinja, a 42-year-old Aboriginal woman with advanced cirrhosis, died from multiple organ failure due to sepsis, pneumonia, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and end-stage liver disease. S…
39y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
…cluding prior myocardial infarction, presenting acutely with cholecystitis, acute kidney injury, and multi-organ failure. The coroner found he received appropriate standard healthcare equivalent to non-custodial care, w…
86y · Female·multi-organ failure due to sepsis
An 86-year-old woman with dementia, recent stroke, and multiple comorbidities was admitted with acute delirium and paranoia, subsequently placed on an Inpatient Treatmen…
72y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to sepsis caused by abdominal adhesions from previous…
…rative bleeding; (4) these factors may have contributed to subsequent intra-abdominal haematoma requiring multiple re-operations. However, the coroner accepted that complex presentation justified initial management and t…
69y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to secondary haemochromatosis (transfusion-associated…
Mrs Vicki Dow, 69, died from multiple organ failure secondary to iron overload (transfusion-associated haemochromatosis) from treatment of myel…
57y · Male·sepsis and multiple organ failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia
…ontents, developing aspiration pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and ultimately sepsis with multiple organ failure leading to death on 1 October 2017. The coroner found the failure to aspirate the nasogastr…
75y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis secondary to hospital-acquired pneumonia
… 75-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia who was detained under Mental Health Act orders died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis secondary to hospital-acquired pneumonia. He was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital…
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