Coroner's Finding: CORBO Antonio
Deceased
Antonio Corbo
Demographics
90y, male
Date of death
2013-09-11
Finding date
2016-09-01
Cause of death
bowel obstruction leading to acute renal failure, sepsis and respiratory failure
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A 90-year-old man with advanced dementia and multiple comorbidities died from bowel obstruction causing acute renal failure, sepsis, and respiratory failure. He had recently been placed in aged care under guardianship orders following hospitalisation for cardiac and respiratory issues. He presented to hospital with coffee-ground vomiting and severe abdominal pain. Clinical examination revealed critical illness with haemodynamic instability, hypoxia, peritonism, and imaging confirmed closed-loop bowel obstruction with free abdominal fluid. The coroner found his care at both the aged care facility and hospital was adequate, with no preventable factors identified. The death was considered a natural consequence of his advanced age and medical complexity.
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Contributing factors
- advanced dementia
- vascular-type dementia
- chronic renal failure
- cardiac failure
- previous abdominal surgery with adhesions
- advanced age
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