Coroner's Finding: ENCHEFF Dragni
Deceased
Dragni Encheff
Demographics
74y, male
Date of death
2016-06-19
Finding date
2020-05-08
Cause of death
metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung on a background of ischaemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease and diabetes
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A 74-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung cancer, ischaemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and diabetes died at Yatala Labour Prison Health Centre. He was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in April 2016 following investigation of a chest mass and cough. The multidisciplinary team recommended palliative chemotherapy, but treatment was not commenced due to patient reluctance regarding side effects and poor prognosis. An Advanced Care Directive was in place, and resuscitation was not attempted. The coroner found medical care in custody was adequate, timely investigations were conducted at Royal Adelaide Hospital, and no evidence suggested community treatment would have been more rapid or effective. The death resulted from natural disease progression.
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Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- advanced metastatic lung cancer
- ischaemic heart disease
- peripheral vascular disease
- type 2 diabetes
- multiple comorbidities
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