Deceased
Patrick Hudd
Demographics
75y, male
Date of death
2013-03-13
Finding date
2014-02-17
Cause of death
Metastatic lung cancer
AI-generated summary
Patrick Hudd, a 75-year-old prisoner serving a 27-year sentence, died of metastatic lung cancer at Long Bay Correctional Centre. He was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in 2012, received two courses of chemotherapy at Prince of Wales Hospital which showed progression, and was returned to palliative care in January 2013. A 'not for resuscitation' order was placed in February 2013. His condition deteriorated on 9 March, and he was found dead on 13 March. The coroner found his medical treatment equivalent to community standard. Initial concerns about medication withheld by a nurse named 'Simone' were unfounded; no such nurse existed and medical records confirmed all prescribed medications including opioids were administered. Earlier diagnosis was unlikely to have changed outcomes as the cancer was already advanced at symptom onset.
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Clinical conditions
Procedures
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