37y · Female·sepsis due to necrotising fasciitis following abdominoplasty with liposuction
A 37-year-old woman died from sepsis due to necrotising fasciitis following abdominoplasty and liposuction. She was discharged on post-operative day 4 with sev…
21y · Male·Sepsis and Streptococcus pyogenes necrotising fasciitis of the left leg
…red him for x-rays but he did not complete this. He was found dead in bed 1 day later. Autopsy revealed necrotising fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes of the left leg with systemic sepsis. The coroner found this…
40y · Male·large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated carcinoma of rectum
…ith radiotherapy and chemotherapy, with progressive metastatic disease. In March 2008 he presented with necrotising fasciitis requiring emergency surgery and ICU care. Subsequently he developed malignant bowel obstructi…
64y · Male·necrotising fasciitis precipitated by a fishbone perforating his rectum, leading…
… rectum on 3 December 2008. Following removal on 5 December, he developed progressive sepsis leading to necrotising fasciitis. Critical delays occurred: surgery was delayed 32 hours (justified by surgical scheduling), a…
21y · Female·Multiple organ failure as a result of overwhelming Streptococcus pyogenes (Group…
Sara Hampel, 21 years old, died from sepsis caused by necrotising fasciitis (Group A Streptococcus) on 14 October 2011, presenting 8 days post-partum with severe leg pai…
51y · Male·Sepsis due to or as a consequence of right lower limb necrotising fasciitis due …
A 51-year-old man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma died from sepsis following necrotising fasciitis of the lower limb, which developed after a pseudo-aneurysm complication from coronary angiogr…
23y · Female·Necrotising retroperitoneal fasciitis due to acute perforated gangrenous appendi…
…was unaware of her OPG guardianship status. She re-presented 2 May with perforated appendicitis causing necrotising retroperitoneal fasciitis and sepsis, dying 7 May 2015 despite surgical intervention. Key clinical less…
43y · Female·sepsis secondary to extensive acute peritonitis following perforation of small b…
43-year-old woman died from sepsis and necrotising fasciitis following small bowel perforation during laparoscopic tubal ligation. She was at high risk du…
50y · Male·Complications of right buttock necrotising fasciitis secondary to chronic right …
…priate permits, specialist input, or clear treatment plan. Repeated IM injections to the buttock caused necrotising fasciitis, leading to sepsis, multi-organ failure, and death. The coroner found Dr O'Toole's practice o…
74y · Male·Sepsis secondary to infected pressure wounds (necrotising fasciitis) in a man wi…
…dities (diabetes, obesity, respiratory failure, mental health conditions) died from sepsis secondary to necrotising fasciitis of pressure wounds developed while in aged care. Key clinical failures included: inadequate p…
82y · Male·sepsis due to infected sacral ulcer with osteomyelitis and necrotising fasciitis
… within two weeks, complicated by equipment malfunction and documentation gaps. He developed sepsis and necrotising fasciitis requiring palliation. Clinical lessons include: immediate implementation of pressure-relief s…
63y · Male·Sepsis in a man with complicated peripheral vascular disease
Hong Tay, a 63-year-old man with extensive peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and prior amputations, died from sepsis in an aged care facility following a cervical spine fracture sustained in a fall. After conservati…
67y · Male·Gas gangrene with antecedent cause of Clostridium septicum septicaemia
Peter Smith, 67, presented to Cooma Hospital with severe leg muscle cramps and pain on 6 February 2018. Despite appropriate pain management and initial investigation suggesting rhabdomyolysis, he rapidly deteriorated and…
Female·Emily Ruth Leonard: multi-organ failure due to overwhelming sepsis from a perfor…
…eratively, but the repair failed within 24 hours, leading to contamination, aspiration pneumonia, ARDS, necrotising fasciitis, intracranial bleeding during anticoagulation, and death. Both surgeries involved extensive a…
18y · Male·Multi organ failure due to sepsis from a Group A streptococcus infection
Alex Braes, an 18-year-old from Broken Hill NSW, died of multi-organ failure due to Group A streptococcus sepsis. He presented to Broken Hill Base Hospital three times over 24 hours with knee pain that progressed to seps…
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