Deceased
Neville Ronald Baker
Demographics
56y, male
Date of death
2010-02-18
Finding date
2013-06-23
Cause of death
respiratory failure due to adenocarcinoma of the lung and chronic obstructive lung disease
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Neville Ronald Baker, aged 56, died from respiratory failure due to adenocarcinoma of the lung and chronic obstructive lung disease. He was a life prisoner serving a sentence for murder. He had been a heavy smoker throughout his life and imprisonment. His lung disease was identified in 1998 when emphysema changes were detected on chest X-ray. He received appropriate pharmacological management for emphysema over subsequent years. In December 2009, he was admitted with acute exacerbation and pleural effusion; cell analysis revealed primary lung cancer. Specialists determined he was unsuitable for chemotherapy; palliative care was agreed upon by all parties. He was readmitted in January 2010 for palliative care and died approximately 6 weeks later. The coroner found his hospital and prison management appropriate with no recommendations for improvement.
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