Deceased
Peter John Wallace
Demographics
67y, male
Date of death
2023-01-07
Finding date
2025-11-14
Cause of death
hypoxic respiratory failure in the setting of pneumonia, pulmonary embolism and multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma
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Peter John Wallace, aged 67, died in custody at Lyell McEwin Hospital from hypoxic respiratory failure complicating pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. He had been imprisoned at Yatala Labour Prison and received significant medical care including chemoembolisation, radiotherapy, and endoscopy for liver cancer discovered incidentally in 2021. In December 2022, he presented with chest pain and was found to have pneumonia and pulmonary embolism. Despite anticoagulation and intensive care support, his cancer had progressed significantly and prognosis became terminal. The coroner found the standard of care throughout his imprisonment and hospitalisation was at least as high as available to the general community, with no criticisms of treatment decisions or end-of-life management.
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