19 results for “organ recovery”
29y · Female·Multisystem organ failure following postpartum haemorrhage due to atonic uterus
Rebecca Murray, 29, died from multisystem organ failure following postpartum haemorrhage after an emergency caesarean section at Bathurst Base Hospital on…
48y · Male·Decompensated liver and renal disease; alcoholic liver disease in the circumstan…
… 6% full-thickness burns and inhalation injury. His pre-existing severe liver disease and subsequent multi-organ failure were the primary causes of death. The coroner found the fire was likely caused by a discarded ciga…
63y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis
…t loss and underwent CT imaging showing gallstones, followed by ERCP on 26 June. Despite initial apparent recovery, he deteriorated on 30 June with sepsis and was admitted to Box Hill Hospital. Conservative treatment wit…
34y · Male·multiple organ failure following cardiorespiratory arrest in a man with focal co…
A 34-year-old man died from cardiorespiratory arrest with multiple organ failure after methylamphetamine use combined with underlying focal coronary arteriosclerosis. He became un…
87y · Male·Consequences of an assault with severe facial fractures
…tures, and subsequently developed large cerebral infarcts. Despite resuscitation and ICU management, multi-organ failure and devastating stroke made neurological recovery unlikely. The coroner found the death resulted f…
49y · Female·Blunt force head injury from pedestrian-pushbike collision
A 49-year-old woman died from catastrophic head injuries sustained in a pedestrian-bicycle collision on a footpath in Darwin. She exited a gate with obscured visibility and stepped directly into the path of a 12-year-old…
57y · Male·Multiple Organ Failure and Intra-Abdominal Haemorrhage following Cholecystectomy
… acidosis and renal failure. He was transferred to ICU at a tertiary hospital on day 2 but died from multi-organ failure and intra-abdominal haemorrhage secondary to coagulopathy. Key learning: very high-risk patients w…
70y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septic shock consequent on faecal peritonitis due to …
…ot informed of anastomotic leak risk, complications, warning signs, or urgency of return). Post-operative recovery proceeded well until day 6 when he was discharged. On day 10, he developed an anastomotic leak with subse…
59y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage
…in was inserted and he received intensive care management. Despite medical intervention, his neurological recovery was poor. After 48 hours of ceased sedation showed no improvement, discussions with family led to a decis…
69y · Female·Intra-abdominal sepsis and shock with multi-organ failure following intestinal p…
A 69-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis and multi-organ failure following a perforated caecum that occurred after lumbar spine surgery. Post-operatively, she deve…
38y · Male·Multiple self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest causing significant internal or…
…let knife. Officers deployed a Taser twice to stop the self-harm, and Taylor was handcuffed and placed in recovery position. Paramedics found him in cardiac arrest; resuscitation was unsuccessful. The coroner found the T…
56y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest
…tion and arrest—remained unclear. He was extubated after five days in ICU with no meaningful neurological recovery and died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. The death was determined to be from natural causes. No sp…
88y · Female·Sepsis complicated by multiple organ failure in a woman with comorbidities in th…
An 88-year-old woman died from sepsis with multiple organ failure following shoulder surgery. She developed an undiagnosed urinary tract infection after placement o…
78y · Female·Tension pneumothorax (surgically managed) due to aspiration pneumonia (bronchosc…
… The patient aspirated before transfer could be arranged. She deteriorated despite ICU admission and multi-organ failure developed. Key failures: (1) admission of ASA 4 patient to inappropriate facility; (2) inadequate …
36y · Male·infective endocarditis
… Despite aortic valve replacement surgery and antibiotics, he died from uncontrollable sepsis and multiple organ failure. Key clinical lessons: prisoners have elevated infective endocarditis risk due to IV drug use and …
57y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to drug-induced liver injury caused by sodium valproate …
…n biopsy was contemplated, and avoidance of re-introduction might have offered her a reasonable chance of recovery, as at that point she had acute hepatitis without synthetic liver dysfunction.
16y · Female·Multisystem organ failure and cerebral hypoxia secondary to hanging
…friend Zac Harvey. She was found in her home garage on 27 March 2009 and died in hospital from multisystem organ failure and cerebral hypoxia. The coroner found no clinical medical error, but identified broader systemic…
75y · Male·Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome complicating anastomotic leak following hemicole…
A 75-year-old man died from multiorgan dysfunction following an anastomotic leak after hemicolectomy for caecal adenocarcinoma. Initial post-oper…
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
…e. Although more aggressive intervention may not have altered outcome, it would have maximised chances of recovery.
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