165 results for “septic shock”
86y · Male·Sepsis with septic shock, due to urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis (kidney…
An 86-year-old man died from sepsis and septic shock secondary to urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis and prostatic infection. He presented to his GP…
69y · Male·Septic arthritis of the knee
…cular dystrophy and restrictive lung disease dependent on 24-hour BiPAP, presented to Austin Hospital with septic arthritis of the right knee and septic shock. A multidisciplinary team appropriately determined he was not…
65y · Male·escherichia coli urosepsis
…tone extraction. Post-operative fever developed within 2 hours of surgery. By 2:00am, clinical evidence of septic shock was present (hypotension 84/60 mmHg progressing to 60/40 mmHg). Critical delays occurred: transfer t…
17y · Female·bacterial sepsis (septic shock) due to Neisseria meningitidis infection
Sarah Rose Beltz, a 17-year-old student, died of bacterial sepsis (septic shock) secondary to Neisseria meningitidis infection on 12 July 2018. She contracted meningococcal disease…
81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia
… and detention under the Guardianship and Administration Act. She was discovered in distress with signs of septic shock and aspirated material. Clinical lessons include: careful patient positioning during feeding in pati…
72y · Female·probable sepsis complicating chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
…in's lymphoma. She presented to ED with severe abdominal pain, elevated lactate (6.1 mmol/L), and signs of shock. The surgical team failed to recognize evolving septic shock and did not escalate to ICU until 7:10pm, whe…
82y · Female·sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis
…2-year-old woman with delusional disorder subject to mental health treatment orders, died from sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis. She had gallstones identified on MRCP during psychiatric admission but…
57y · Male·aspiration pneumonia secondary to small bowel obstruction
…nia, intellectual disability, and history of bowel obstruction presented with faecal vomiting and signs of shock. He was appropriately transferred to hospital where small bowel obstruction and aspiration pneumonia were …
57y · Male·Sepsis and acute renal failure due to pneumonia
…th chest pain, breathing difficulty, atrial fibrillation, and hypoxia. He was diagnosed with chest sepsis, septic shock, respiratory failure, and acute renal failure. Despite ICU admission and treatment with antibiotics,…
53y · Female·Pneumonia
A 53-year-old woman with Down syndrome and chronic kidney disease presented with septic shock secondary to pneumonia. She received appropriate intravenous antibiotics and fluids, but her conditi…
0y · Female·Septic shock with multi-organ failure and probable meningitis, secondary to non-…
Baby Minahil Bhatti, a five-month-old with congenital non-compaction cardiomyopathy, died from septic shock with multi-organ failure and probable meningitis. She presented to Royal Children's Hospital on 27 J…
55y · Male·toxic effects of quetiapine and clonazepam
…to ICU at Royal Adelaide Hospital where he was intubated for airway protection, treated with inotropes for shock, and given activated charcoal. He developed aspiration pneumonia, septic shock, and multi-organ failure, d…
55y · Male·Multiorgan failure and septic shock complicating parasitic gastrointestinal infe…
…ar-old man with severe intellectual disability and multiple comorbidities died from multiorgan failure and septic shock due to parasitic gastrointestinal infection. He presented on 15 July with head banging and oral blee…
55y · Male·Ascending cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis
… specialist disability accommodation resident. He was admitted to ICU three times over several months with septic shock secondary to biliary tract infection, treated with antibiotics, vasopressors, and biliary stenting. …
80y · Male·haemorrhagic stroke caused by Staphylococcus aureus sepsis due to L4/5 discectom…
…nd aggressive treatment including IV antibiotics and surgical washout, the infection progressed to sepsis, septic shock, hospital-acquired pneumonia, kidney failure, possible endocarditis, and ultimately a haemorrhagic s…
46y · Male·Septic shock complicating pneumonia in the setting of spastic quadriplegia and e…
…ability, spastic quadriplegia, and epilepsy living in a Department of Human Services group home, died from septic shock complicating pneumonia. On 3 October 2011, group home staff requested medical review when he present…
55y · Female·Combined effects of influenza A infection, acute kidney injury, and aspiration p…
…nfection, acute kidney injury, and aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted to hospital on 19 June 2025 with septic shock and managed on the ward with palliative care. Her condition initially improved but deteriorated on 2…
58y · Male·Septic shock secondary to intra-abdominal collections as sequelae of osteomyelit…
A 58-year-old man with Down syndrome and multiple comorbidities died from septic shock secondary to intra-abdominal collections caused by osteomyelitis/discitis of the spine. He initially…
68y · Female·Presumed septic shock with multiple organ failure secondary to acute suppurative…
A 68-year-old woman died from septic shock and multi-organ failure secondary to acute suppurative appendicitis complicated by recent peritoneal…
6y · Male·pneumonia complicating influenza A (H1N1) infection with secondary streptococcal…
…arge with pneumonia on X-ray; and critically, Dr I.'s failure on 16 September 2010 to diagnose compensated septic shock despite documented tachycardia (pulse 184-192) and tachypnoea, and his provision of maintenance rath…
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