Coroner's Finding: MOKETARINJA Anthea Ryder
Deceased
Anthea Ryder Moketarinja
Demographics
42y, female
Date of death
2019-07-31
Finding date
2021-06-30
Cause of death
multiple organ failure due to sepsis on a background of pneumonia, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and end-stage liver disease
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Anthea Ryder Moketarinja, a 42-year-old Aboriginal woman with advanced cirrhosis, died from multiple organ failure due to sepsis, pneumonia, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and end-stage liver disease. She was admitted with pneumonia and delirium on 12 July 2019 and placed on an Inpatient Treatment Order due to impaired decision-making capacity. Despite initial improvement with antibiotics and supportive care, she deteriorated with worsening encephalopathy and sepsis. Multiple MET calls occurred on 30-31 July with hypotension requiring fluid resuscitation. A multidisciplinary team deemed intensive care inappropriate given her terminal condition and chronic liver disease. She died on 31 July 2019. The coroner found care at primary and secondary care levels was appropriate, and the ITOs were valid. Her poor prognosis reflected untreated alcohol-related cirrhosis and repeated non-compliance with treatment.
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Contributing factors
- advanced cirrhosis secondary to chronic alcohol abuse
- hepatic encephalopathy
- lung infection with worsening pneumonia
- spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- refractory sepsis
- impaired decision-making capacity and non-compliance with treatment
- repeated self-discharge from hospital against medical advice
- chronic haemolytic anaemia
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