Coroner's Finding: BROWN Leon McLaren
Deceased
Leon McLaren Brown
Demographics
94y, male
Date of death
2014-04-05
Finding date
2018-02-08
Cause of death
general inanition on a background of advanced dementia
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Leon McLaren Brown, 94 years old, died from general inanition (wasting) on a background of advanced dementia while a resident in aged care under Guardianship Board detention orders. He had been admitted to the facility following multiple falls and hospital admissions. Throughout his admission, he refused food and fluids despite considerable encouragement. A PEG tube was appropriately not inserted given his age, comorbidities (Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, prostate cancer), and documented wishes against life-prolonging measures. The coroner found the care at the facility was adequate, detention did not contribute to his death, and the death was not preventable. Palliative care was appropriately provided in his final hours.
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Contributing factors
- advanced dementia
- refusal of food and fluids
- Parkinson's disease
- multiple comorbidities
- age 94 years
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