38 results for “multiple organ failure syndrome”
54y · Female·Multiple organ failure, due to pneumonia in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndro…
Julie Ann Hermans, a 54-year-old Aboriginal woman with Guillain-Barré syndrome, quadriplegia, diabetes, and recurrent infections, died from multiple organ failure due to hospital-acqui…
57y · Male·sepsis and multiple organ failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia
…e hour, Mr Fenton aspirated gastric contents, developing aspiration pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and ultimately sepsis with multiple organ failure leading to death on 1 October 2017. The coroner found …
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…
85y · Male·Liver ischaemia and portal vein thrombosis complicating emergency cholecystectom…
Kenneth James Anderson, an 85-year-old man with intellectual disability and multiple comorbidities including diabetes, pancreatitis, and gallstones, died following emergency cholecystectomy …
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
…ve management including colonoscopy and laparotomy, he deteriorated from ischaemic bowel changes and multi-organ failure. The coroner found his medical care reasonable and appropriate. Clinical lessons include recogniti…
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…
78y · Female·multi-organ failure due to haemorrhage into the abdomen, pelvis and retroperiton…
78-year-old Jehovah's Witness died from multi-organ failure secondary to intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal haemorrhage following extensive anterior and post…
0y · Unknown·sepsis leading to multiple organ failure syndrome
…sing the acute bacterial infection. Surgical intervention occurred too late. The child died of sepsis and multiple organ failure. Earlier recognition, appropriate escalation, timely IV access, and senior involvement coul…
61y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of aspiration pneumonia in a man with Pra…
Andrew Peter De Julia, a 61-year-old man with Prader-Willi syndrome, complex medical history including severe ischaemic heart disease, and multiple comorbidities, died of is…
29y · Female·Invasive aspergillosis
…uidelines or assessment of concomitant medication (epilem). The excessive dose triggered hypersensitivity syndrome, requiring steroid treatment that caused immunosuppression. Steroid-induced immunosuppression increased s…
21y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to undefined sepsis (toxic shock syndrome)
Amanda Dana Tauai, 21 years old, died from septic shock with multi-organ failure in March 2012 after presenting with symptoms initially consistent with viral gastroenteritis and d…
68y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to gram-negative sepsis on a background of recent myocar…
A 68-year-old male prisoner with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, end-stage renal failure, COPD, morbid obesity) presented with acute myocardial i…
35y · Male·Multiple organ failure—cause not determined to requisite standard
…espite aggressive medical treatment including atropine for suspected chemical poisoning, he developed multiorgan failure and died on 9 January 2015. Despite extensive investigation, inquest testimony from multiple exper…
24y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (25C-NBOME, 4-fluoroamphetamine, LSD, MDMA, cocaine, ketamin…
A 24-year-old previously healthy male died from mixed drug toxicity after ingesting multiple substances (25C-NBOME, 4-fluoroamphetamine, LSD, MDMA, cocaine, ketamine) at a music festival. He present…
68y · Male·surgical complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystitis,…
Cyril Churchill, a 68-year-old man with multiple comorbidities, died from surgical complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystiti…
27y · Male·multiple organ failure due to the consequences of multiple gunshot wounds to the…
Mahmoud Houri died aged 27 in custody from multiple organ failure, a consequence of gunshot wounds sustained in 2002. The inquest examined whether appropriat…
86y · Male·combined effects of acute myeloid leukaemia, acute renal failure and staphylococ…
…h, aged 86, died in custody at Royal Adelaide Hospital from combined acute myeloid leukaemia, acute renal failure, and staphylococcal pneumonia. He had a significant medical history including ischaemic heart disease, ca…
24y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of severe thermal burns
… self-immolating at the Nibok settlement. He was airlifted to Brisbane but died on 29 April 2016 from multiorgan failure. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) inadequate mental health triage—his self-referral for psyc…
67y · Female·Intra-abdominal sepsis complicating an anastomotic leak following elective surge…
…alate deteriorating signs (increasing lactate and vasopressor requirements) to consultant intensivists on multiple occasions; consultant surgeon and intensivist did not attend the patient in person despite concerning cli…
81y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating multiple right-sided rib fractures due to a fal…
An 81-year-old man sustained multiple rib fractures from a 1.5m ladder fall. Initial assessment at a rural hospital on day one was appropriate.…
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