Coroner's Finding: Mortess, Noel Allen
Deceased
Noel Allen Mortess
Demographics
75y, male
Date of death
2021-12-26
Finding date
2024-09-13
Cause of death
End stage myelodysplastic syndrome and end stage renal failure on a background of ischaemic, hypertensive, and valvular heart disease and metastatic prostate carcinoma
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A 75-year-old man died in prison custody from end-stage myelodysplastic syndrome and renal failure on a background of ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, valvular disease, and metastatic prostate cancer. He was admitted to hospital on 14 December 2021 with pneumonia and acute kidney injury, improved markedly over two days, and was discharged to the prison infirmary on 16 December with a plan to continue cefuroxime antibiotics for five days. A delay of several days occurred in administering the prescribed cefuroxime; however, the medical director stated this would not have changed the prognosis given his end-stage conditions. The coroner found medical treatment was of appropriate standard. The delay in antibiotic administration, while identified, was not considered clinically significant in the context of his terminal illness and rapid deterioration.
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Contributing factors
- myelodysplastic syndrome
- end-stage renal failure
- ischaemic heart disease
- hypertension
- valvular heart disease
- metastatic prostate cancer
- pneumonia
- acute kidney injury
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