6 results for “urinary tract infection (initial misdiagnosis)”
64y · Male·necrotising fasciitis precipitated by a fishbone perforating his rectum, leading…
…radiographic evidence of intra-abdominal pathology, a first-year registrar (Dr C.) attributed symptoms to urinary retention and referred to urology rather than urgently consulting his supervisor. The coroner found this …
29y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis
…2014 with polyuria, polydipsia, difficulty sleeping, fever (38.6°C), and hypertension. The GP diagnosed a urinary tract infection and prescribed antibiotics, arranging fasting blood tests for the following day. Mr Hodgs…
75y · Female·pyelonephritis and pneumonia
…for 53 years. During her final week at Roy Fagan Centre, Dr R. failed to recognise progressive bacterial infection presenting as fever, tachycardia, tachypnoea and other vital sign abnormalities. He misdiagnosed a urina…
69y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating intracranial tumour (meningioma with obstructive h…
… with obstructive hydrocephalus. Her death was preventable. During a November 2006 hospital admission for urinary tract infection, a diagnosis of dementia was inappropriately recorded without proper diagnostic workup, d…
<1y · Male·multi-organ failure from septicaemia following surgical reduction of intussuscep…
… to Queanbeyan Hospital on 14 October 1996 with persistent vomiting for 3 days. GP Dr R. diagnosed viral infection with possible reflux, admitted for observation, and managed conservatively. Critical urinalysis results …
13y · Female·cerebral oedema and infarction secondary to extensive subdural empyema
… Flinders Medical Centre where Dr T. performed an excellent clinical assessment, identified intracranial infection on CT imaging, and arranged urgent transfer to Women's and Children's Hospital for neurosurgery. The cor…
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