11 results for “pressure wound dressing and management”
45y · Female·Complications of sepsis secondary to sacral pressure wound in a woman with genet…
Kristy Ann Mitchener, a 45-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability, genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, and oesophageal dysmotility, died from sepsis secondary to a sacral pressure ulce…
85y · Male·systemic sepsis due to infected right perineal ulcer and associated perianal abs…
An 85-year-old man with dementia and multiple comorbidities died of sepsis caused by an infected sacral pressure ulcer that developed and deteri…
76y · Female·multiple organ failure due to abdominal wall cellulitis (surgically treated)
…ltiple organ failure secondary to abdominal wall cellulitis. A critical care failure occurred when an old dressing left in an abdominal skin fold on 10 August 2023 was not managed with a care plan until 7 days later. The…
75y · Female·organ failure due to sepsis, likely from infected pressure sores, in the context…
Maria Carmel Niceforo, a 75-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes and ischaemic heart disease, died from septic shock secondary to extensive infected sacral pressure wounds. She…
86y · Male·Multiorgan failure due to neurological failure due to Alzheimer's dementia
An 86-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's dementia developed multiple pressure injuries while residing in aged care. A Stage 1 sacral pressure wound rapidly deteriorated to Stage 4 ove…
60y · Male·Sepsis due to pressure ulcers due to immobility on a background of advancing fro…
A 60-year-old man with frontotemporal dementia, diabetes, and ischaemic heart disease died from sepsis secondary to pressure ulcers while subject to a Mental Health Act …
87y · Female·Terminal exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; antecedent cause…
Maureen 'Kitty' McDonald, 87, died from terminal exacerbation of COPD with an antecedent sacral pressure wound infection. She was admitted to residential aged care in October 2020 with a stage-two sacral pressu…
87y · Female·Natural causes in the context of multiple co-morbidities including a sacral ulce…
87-year-old woman died in aged care with a stage 4 sacral ulcer and multiple comorbidities. Key clinical lessons: (1) Systematic communication failures—family was not informed…
48y · Female·Sepsis due to pulmonary and cutaneous infections, with urinary tract infection a…
A 48-year-old tetraplegic woman died from sepsis originating from a necrotic sacral pressure wound. Multiple system failures contributed: inadequate pressure sore prevention at the disability care p…
55y · Female·Complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
Lorinda Ruff, a 55-year-old woman with intellectual disability and bipolar disorder, died from complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. She presented to her GP on 29…
14y · Male·Loss of blood arising from incised wound to the left arm (cubital fossa)
…ted laceration to his arm. Clinical lessons: petrol sniffers in acute withdrawal require medical assessment and hospital admission, not informal community care. The deceased presented with severe acute intoxication/with…
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