Finding into death of Jennifer Anne Capes
Deceased
JENNIFER ANNE CAPES
Demographics
50y, female
Date of death
2011-03-23
Finding date
2012-07-02
Cause of death
unascertained
AI-generated summary
Jennifer Capes, a 50-year-old resident in a community care unit with complex mental health and physical health needs, was found unresponsive at 6am and pronounced deceased following unsuccessful resuscitation. She had metastatic Stage 4 ovarian cancer, chronic obstructive airways disease with Type 2 respiratory failure, and congestive cardiac failure. Her last chemotherapy was one week prior to death. The coroner found the cause of death was unascertained but attributed to a combination of her various illnesses. This case highlights the challenges of managing complex palliative care in community settings and the importance of anticipatory care planning for patients with advanced malignancy and co-morbid respiratory and cardiac disease.
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Contributing factors
- metastatic ovarian cancer stage 4
- chronic obstructive airways disease with Type 2 respiratory failure
- congestive cardiac failure
- recent palliative chemotherapy
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