41 results for “septic shock”
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…
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 …
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…
8y · Male·Septic shock consequent on burst appendix with peritonitis
… hours at Liverpool before transfer to Westmead. At Westmead, surgery was delayed five hours despite clear septic peritonitis indicators. Post-operatively, Jacob was inappropriately monitored on the ward instead of ICU d…
82y · Male·sepsis due to faecal peritonitis due to suture failure of bowel anastomosis foll…
…rotomy showed extensive anastomotic breakdown requiring washout. Despite ICU support, he deteriorated with septic shock and multi-organ failure. The coroner found no criticism of the diagnostic delay given atypical prese…
38y · Male·abdominal and chest sepsis complicating iatrogenic left pneumothorax and laparot…
…obstruction requiring emergency surgery. Post-operatively he aspirated, developed aspiration pneumonia and septic shock. During central line insertion for inotrope support, an iatrogenic left pneumotharax occurred. The c…
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
A 65-year-old man with significant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, diabetes, obesity) underwent colorectal surgery for adenocarcinoma. Post-operative course was complicated by anastomotic breakdown causing sepsis on day 1…
57y · Female·Intra-abdominal Haemorrhage following Appendectomy, with contributing factor of …
…t-operatively, mesenteric tears caused intra-abdominal haemorrhage (1600mls), but this was misdiagnosed as septic shock. The locum doctor managing post-operative care failed to recognize critical clues: severely low haem…
75y · Female·septic complications following surgical resection of duodenal ampullary adenoma
…ciplinary team input; poor post-operative monitoring and fluid balance documentation; failure to recognise septic shock and respond appropriately; delayed re-operation by 16 hours when drain showed 400ml of bile-stained …
44y · Male·pneumonia (with multiple left-sided rib fractures as the antecedent cause)
…rib fractures secondary to a physical assault. He presented to Westmead Hospital ED with clinical signs of septic shock (tachypnoea, hypoxia, hypotension, hypothermia, elevated lactate 12.7 mmol/L, leukopenia, acute kidn…
2y · Male·Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome which probably originated in the thro…
Ryan Saunders, a 2-year-old boy, died from Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome after a 72-hour presentation with fever, pain, and systemic illness. Initial GP care was appropri…
64y · Male·Peritonitis, due to or as a consequence of a ruptured gallbladder, due to or as …
Dennis Childs, a 64-year-old Indigenous man serving a life sentence, died from peritonitis secondary to a ruptured gallbladder. On 8 December 2018, he presented with abdominal pain at the correctional centre but refused …
53y · Female·multiple organ failure as a result of septic shock
Pauline Kessell, aged 53, died from septic shock caused by overwhelming sepsis following endoscopic pyeloscopy with laser lithotripsy for a 5cm infec…
69y · Female·Septic shock due to biliary peritonitis as a consequence of laparoscopic cholecy…
A 69-year-old woman died of septic shock following bile leak complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Critical failures included: (1…
70y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septic shock consequent on faecal peritonitis due to …
…eeded well until day 6 when he was discharged. On day 10, he developed an anastomotic leak with subsequent septic shock. Late re-admission and emergency surgery could not prevent multi-organ failure. Death was preventabl…
4y · Female·volvulus of the large intestine
…ee-ground vomiting and increased tenderness developed. During RFDS transfer, she deteriorated acutely with septic shock. Post-mortem revealed caecal volvulus with intestinal ischaemia. The coroner found care was reasonab…
59y · Female·sepsis due to faecal peritonitis due to perforation of sigmoid colon complicatin…
…nt was scheduled for surgery at 9am but not operated until 8am the following day, by which time she was in septic shock. Expert evidence overwhelmingly supported that surgery should have been performed within 2-3 hours o…
86y · Male·Septic shock secondary to urosepsis
… discharge. Avery was readmitted next day with sepsis from a resistant urinary tract infection and died of septic shock. Key failures included: failure to review progress notes and blood test results before discharge, in…
68y · Female·Multi-organ failure associated with septic shock following duodenal perforation …
Athenia Hana Walden, 68, died from multi-organ failure and septic shock following duodenal perforation during laparoscopic surgery at Swan District Hospital on 8 May 2008. …
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