Finding into death of Voula Hristeas
Deceased
Voula Hristeas
Demographics
66y, female
Date of death
2024-03-31
Finding date
2025-06-23
Cause of death
Pneumonia (with Trisomy 21 and dementia as contributing conditions)
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Voula Hristeas, a 66-year-old woman with Down syndrome, dementia, and intellectual disability, died of pneumonia on 31 March 2024 at her supported disability accommodation home. She had been admitted to hospital on 21 February 2024 with COVID-19 and pneumonia, discharged after five days, and subsequently referred to palliative care. Her health deteriorated with poor oral intake over the following weeks. The coroner found no relationship between her death and her status as a person in care, determining the death was due to natural causes. No clinical errors or preventable factors were identified in the investigation.
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Drugs involved
Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
- dementia
- prior COVID-19 infection
- poor oral intake
- intellectual disability
- underlying health deterioration
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