18 results for “severe metabolic and respiratory acidosis”
0y · Female·Methylamphetamine toxicity
…the placenta in lethal concentrations. Initial clinical management was appropriate—the baby showed mild respiratory distress managed with CPAP, had normal vital signs, and was transferred to special care nursery for mon…
6y · Male·respiratory failure due to pneumonia
…-year-old Aboriginal child with multiple serious congenital conditions including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, severe developmental delay, aspiration syndrome, and microcephaly. He was in state care under a Protection Order.…
68y · Male·community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of advanced centriacinar emphysema, al…
…red pneumonia complicated by asplenia (absent splenic function), chronic liver disease from alcohol misuse, and severe malnutrition. He presented with syncopal episodes, cachexia, and metabolic derangement. Critical cli…
64y · Male·Complications of metformin toxicity on a background of undiagnosed renal impairm…
…imprisoned at Junee Correctional Centre, died from metformin toxicity complicated by acute renal impairment and severe lactic acidosis. His renal function deteriorated in the three to four weeks before 2 January 2019, d…
33y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging with resuscitation
…ention. He was released from prison in December 2021 with parole conditions including electronic monitoring and curfew. Following relationship difficulties, arrest of his girlfriend, and a miscarriage, he experienced ac…
5y · Unknown·Aspiration pneumonia complicating a gastrointestinal illness in a child with cer…
HMQ was a 5-year-old with severe cerebral palsy (GMFCS level 5), genetic disability (CACNA1A deletion), intractable epilepsy, and aspiratio…
24y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of severe thermal burns
… 24-year-old Iranian refugee detained on Nauru under Australian offshore processing arrangements, suffered severe thermal burns (>50% TBSA) on 27 April 2016 after self-immolating at the Nibok settlement. He was airlifted…
2y · Male·Perinatal asphyxia leading to cerebral anoxia and subsequent multi-organ failure
Sebastian Hewitt, born at 36 weeks gestation following maternal ante-partum haemorrhage and abnormal CTG traces, died from perinatal asphyxia leading to cerebral anoxia and multi-organ failure at 3 d…
43y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to out of hospital cardiac arrest due…
43-year-old woman with severe, undiscovered coronary artery atherosclerosis died from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest while in police cus…
0y · Female·Global hypoxic-ischaemic injury of unknown cause
…tained during co-sleeping with her mother in a hospital maternity ward on 9 July 2013. She was resuscitated and transferred to NICU but suffered extensive brain injury. MRI showed changes characteristic of severe acute …
33y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during restraint, involving a predisposition to cardiac…
33-year-old Indigenous man died following police restraint and inappropriate midazolam administration during an acute drug-induced behavioural disturbance. Mr Coolwell su…
28y · Female·3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) and ketamine toxicity
Trang Thi Thu Le, 28, died on her birthday from MDMA and ketamine toxicity after attending an electronic dance music event at John Cain Arena. She collapsed after c…
0y · Male·neonatal encephalopathy due to perinatal compromise
…mith, a full-term neonate, was delivered by caesarean section after prolonged labour. He developed seizures and signs of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) within hours of birth, with MRI imaging confirming severe b…
0y · Male·meconium aspiration syndrome complicated by persistent pulmonary hypertension
Baby C was born at 41 weeks and 2 days covered in thick meconium with respiratory distress. Key clinical failures included: (1) failure to …
35y · Male·Disseminated Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
…homa while in prison custody. He presented with progressive symptoms including oedema, shortness of breath, and difficulty walking. Dr J. appropriately ordered echocardiography on 1 May; the normal result should have pr…
11y · Male·Sepsis
An 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD level 3), ADHD, and obesity died from sepsis on 20 June 2022. He presented to Rosebud Hospital ED on 14 June with fever, vomiti…
0y · Female·Complications of ascending uterine infection (Klebsiella pneumoniae) in the sett…
Mia Rose Iskander died at 8 hours of age from ascending uterine infection (Klebsiella pneumoniae) with chorioamnionitis fol…
0y · Female·Cerebral hypoxia due to placental abruption
…an section. Gestational diabetes indicated planned induction at term. At 2050 hours, antepartum haemorrhage and pathological CTG changes occurred. Critical delay occurred in decision-making and theatre availability: the…
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