87 results for “septicaemia”
31y · Female·Septicaemia following Acute Osteomyelitis following Fractures of the Left Leg
Isabelle Manyita, a 31-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from septicaemia following acute osteomyelitis complicating fractures of her left leg. She presented to Royal Darwin Hos…
54y · Male·Streptococcus septicaemia and aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down's Synd…
…ith Down's Syndrome and dementia living in specialist disability accommodation, died from streptococcus septicaemia and aspiration pneumonia. He developed respiratory distress after a swimming session, was admitted to h…
79y · Male·Septicaemia — Septic Arthritis Right Knee
Michael Cleary, 79, died from septicaemia and septic arthritis of the right knee following a fall from a truck on 18 March 2011. He initially dec…
70y · Male·spontaneous left frontal intracerebral haemorrhage
…oor prognosis. Aggressive management was ceased in consultation with family. He developed pneumonia and septicaemia, ultimately suffering fatal respiratory and cardiac arrest. The coroner found appropriate detection, tr…
52y · Male·septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri group pneumonia
Kurt Mellick Andriske, 52, died from septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri pneumonia, with drug toxicity as a contributing factor. He was a comple…
51y · Male·Lobar pneumonia
…d continued vomiting. A locum GP was called at 4.15pm and attended at 7.45pm, recognising pneumonia and septicaemia signs. He was transferred to hospital but died overnight. The coroner found appropriate monitoring by s…
36y · Male·Septicaemia and cerebral artery air embolism, due to complications related to cl…
Jamie Lawrence Mitchell, 36, died from septicaemia and cerebral artery air embolism complicating radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. He devel…
14y · Female·Neisseria meningitidis infection (meningococcal septicaemia)
…icators of sepsis. Antibiotics were finally started at midnight but the patient died from meningococcal septicaemia at 4:50 am. The coroner found the death preventable. Critical clinical lessons: (1) always maintain men…
40y · Female·Bacterial septicaemia from an unknown organism
Sharon Faye Congoo died from overwhelming bacterial septicaemia of unknown origin at age 40. She presented to Mareeba Hospital (a small rural facility) on three occasi…
50y · Female·septicaemia
Julie Anne Bramble, a 50-year-old woman with alcohol dependence and recent drug use, died from septicaemia on 1 April 2011 at her home in Bundaberg. Over 4-5 days prior to death, she developed progressive sympt…
3y · Female·Streptococcus pyogenes septicaemia
A three-year-old girl with Down syndrome died from Group A Streptococcus septicaemia after a 10-day illness. She presented four times to hospital (ED and rapid review clinic) over three da…
19y · Female·Meningococcal septicaemia
Emma McGrath, a 19-year-old nursing student, died from meningococcal septicaemia caused by the W strain after presenting to the ED with a 12-hour history of vomiting, diarrhoea, abdomi…
39y · Male·septicaemia following self-administered intravenous injection of faeces
…39-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, personality disorder, and substance dependence died from septicaemia after self-injecting faeces into his vein while an involuntary mental health patient. He obtained a syr…
41y · Male·multi-organ failure and staphylococcal septicaemia following pulmonary and aorti…
A 41-year-old man with a pre-existing aortic valve abnormality developed staphylococcal septicaemia, likely initiated by Q fever exposure at his abattoir workplace or a finger laceration. He presented wi…
36y · Male·Multiorgan failure complicating Streptococcus pyogenes septicaemia
…urine samples were not obtained. He returned two days later in septic shock with Streptococcus pyogenes septicaemia and multi-organ failure, dying despite ICU care. The coroner found admission on initial presentation, w…
59y · Female·multiple cerebral infarction due to infective endocarditis
…severe back pain, and fever. She was undoubtedly suffering from staphylococcus aureus endocarditis with septicaemia but was discharged with a viral diagnosis. Critical clinical findings—profound thrombocytopenia (platel…
84y · Female·septicaemia secondary to septic arthritis of the left knee
…tion were missed. By the time an orthopaedic surgeon reviewed her on day 4, she was critically ill with septicaemia. She died of septic arthritis of the left knee. The coroner found her death entirely preventable with t…
39y · Male·Infective endocarditis, with intravenous drug use as a contributing factor
… Vincent's Hospital with respiratory symptoms and chest pain. Clinical assessment identified pneumonia, septicaemia, and possible bacterial endocarditis. His mental health deteriorated during admission, necessitating a …
34y · Male·Septicaemia resulting from Melioidosis
Warren Maminyamanja, a 34-year-old Aboriginal man, died from melioidosis septicaemia on 13 June 2004 whilst in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. Clinical assessment for melioidosis wa…
24y · Female·multi organ failure due to meningococcal septicaemia
…urs later with characteristic petechial rash, admitted to ICU, but died within hours from meningococcal septicaemia. Critical failures: over-reliance on absence of rash and meningeal signs to exclude meningococcaemia; f…
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