8 results for “septic shock”
1y · Female·Sepsis (Group A Streptococcus)
…deemed appropriate by independent review, critical delays occurred at the hospital: delayed recognition of septic shock, delayed intravenous access (three hours), delayed antibiotics and fluid resuscitation, and delayed …
8y · Female·Chronic myocarditis subsequent to chemotherapy for sialoblastoma
…l with vomiting and lethargy. Her condition was initially misdiagnosed as post-chemotherapy vomiting, then septic shock—both reasonable diagnoses given available information. Although she was triaged as category 4 rather…
6y · Male·Sepsis due to melioidosis
…tal and then to a tertiary paediatric ICU, but despite maximal intensive care including ECMO, he developed septic shock, pneumonia, ARDS, multiorgan failure, and ultimately brain death. Key learning points include implem…
3y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes group A pneumonia
Hugo Gardiner, a 3-year-old boy with fever, cough, vomiting and diarrhoea, was assessed twice at Mount Beauty Medical Centre on 23 December 2015 by GPs who diagnosed viral upper respiratory tract infection. Both doctors …
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…
68y · Female·Sepsis (Enterobacter cloacae) due to peritonitis as a consequence of leaking per…
A 68-year-old woman with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy died from sepsis due to peritonitis following dislodgement of a PEG tube inserted on 27 February 2018. She presented to a rural hospital 5.5 hours post-discharg…
29y · Female·multiple organ failure following persistent sepsis occurring as a complication o…
Cynthia Diane Ching, a 29-year-old Canadian visitor, sustained severe burns (60% of body) on 15 April 2004 when aviation fuel from a makeshift lantern was spilled onto her by one of two helicopter pilots at Kings Creek S…
16y · Male·mid-gut volvulus and bowel obstruction, leading to ischaemic bowel and related c…
Finlay Browne, a 16-year-old with Down syndrome, presented to Bathurst Base Hospital on 30 September 2016 with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Despite clear clinical signs—including a lactate of 7.2 mmol/L (grossly ab…
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