Deceased
Giovanni Catino
Demographics
91y, male
Date of death
2016-01-12
Finding date
2019-05-08
Cause of death
ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
AI-generated summary
Giovanni Catino, aged 91, died of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease while detained under a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order at Repatriation General Hospital. He had advanced Alzheimer's dementia with behavioural disturbance. On the evening of his death, he received clonazepam 500mcg as a PRN sedative medication for restlessness and disruptive behaviour. He was found unresponsive 30 minutes later; resuscitation was unsuccessful. Post-mortem toxicology excluded clonazepam as a contributing factor. The coroner found the care and treatment during detention appropriate and thorough, with no deficiencies identified. No preventable factors or clinical lessons regarding treatment were identified.
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