Deceased
Geoffrey Lachlan Hogarth Frederick
Demographics
60y, male
Date of death
2013-05-28
Finding date
2017-11-17
Cause of death
End stage renal failure
AI-generated summary
Geoffrey Frederick, aged 60, died of end-stage renal failure while subject to a Mental Health Act order at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had schizophrenia and chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, but repeatedly removed his central line (permacath). After a traumatic reinsertion in March 2013 caused cardiac arrest, radiologists advised no further reinsertion was possible. In May 2013, when he again removed the line, the decision was made to cease dialysis and transition to palliative care, with agreement from his guardian and the renal team. The coroner found the cessation of dialysis was appropriate given the extreme technical difficulties, high risks of reinsertion, Mr Frederick's poor quality of life, and his own expressed wishes. No clinical errors or preventable factors were identified.
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