Coroner's Finding: MILOCCHI Guiseppe
Deceased
Giuseppe Milocchi
Demographics
90y, male
Date of death
2018-08-21
Finding date
2020-11-02
Cause of death
pneumonia leading to atrial fibrillation leading to myocardial infarction
AI-generated summary
A 90-year-old man with lung cancer, dementia, and frontal lobe disease died from pneumonia leading to atrial fibrillation and myocardial infarction while on an inpatient mental health treatment order. He was admitted with hospital-acquired pneumonia and acute kidney injury following a fall. His condition deteriorated over several days despite antibiotic treatment. The coroner found that care and treatment at the hospital were appropriate, and the mental health detention had no bearing on his death. The family raised concerns about antibiotic dosing and an identification error, but the coroner found no systemic issues or preventable factors.
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Specialties
Drugs involved
Contributing factors
- hospital-acquired pneumonia
- acute kidney injury
- underlying lung cancer
- dementia
- agitation requiring mental health detention
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