Deceased
Augustine Durham Rayner
Demographics
88y, male
Date of death
2015-03-09
Finding date
2017-04-19
Cause of death
bilateral acute bronchopneumonia on a background of chronic obstructive airways disease
AI-generated summary
An 88-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic schizophrenia died of bilateral acute bronchopneumonia while subject to a Mental Health Act detention order at a teaching hospital. He was admitted after being found unkempt and homeless, detained due to aggressive behaviour and refusal of medical care, and was awaiting psychiatric ward placement when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. The coroner found the detention order lawful, medical treatment appropriate, and made no recommendations. The clinical lesson is that patients with untreated mental illness may present in poor physical condition requiring medical stabilisation before psychiatric management; rapid deterioration can occur despite apparent clinical stability.
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Clinical conditions
Procedures
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