Finding into death of Guy Edwin Gellibrand

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Guy Edwin Gellibrand, 64, lived in supported NDIS accommodation with severe cerebral palsy, quadriplegia and non-verbal communication. In late September 2025, he presented to Monash Medical Centre with acute illness presenting with lethargy, reduced intake and constipation. Clinical investigation revealed polymicrobial bacteraemia, urinary tract infection, acute kidney injury, extensive deep vein thrombosis and pressure wounds with abscess. Despite two weeks of nasogastric feeding and intensive medical management including antibiotics and anticoagulation, no clinical improvement occurred. He was appropriately transferred to McCulloch House for comfort-focused palliative care where he died peacefully six days later. The coroner determined the cause of death was complications of severe cerebral palsy, a predictable consequence of his underlying disability. Significantly, the Coroner's Prevention Unit reviewed his medical care and found it to be excellent, with no adverse findings against any clinician. This case exemplifies appropriate end-of-life care planning in a severely disabled patient.

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