Coroner's Finding: MCKENNA Joseph
Deceased
Joseph McKenna
Demographics
83y, male
Date of death
2014-11-23
Finding date
2018-04-26
Cause of death
cholangiocarcinoma on a background of advanced dementia and ischaemic valvular and hypertensive heart disease
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Joseph McKenna, 83 years old, died of cholangiocarcinoma with advanced dementia and cardiac disease at an aged care facility where he was detained under a guardianship order. He was appropriately managed with palliative care after diagnosis, with no identified deficiencies in care at hospital or aged care facility. His death resulted from natural causes. The coroner found his detention was appropriate, implemented in his best interests, and did not contribute to his death. No clinical lessons regarding preventability were identified.
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Contributing factors
- advanced dementia
- cardiac disease
- general frailty
- infection in final illness
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