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Deceased
Lillian Elizabeth Ripper
Demographics
92y, female
Date of death
2012-10-26
Finding date
2013-11-18
Cause of death
Complications of congestive cardiac failure (palliated) in an elderly woman with a history of frailty, recurrent chest infections and possible urinary tract infection
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This case involves an elderly woman with congestive cardiac failure, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities who died in a Department of Human Services residential care facility. In late September 2012, she developed symptoms of infection and received antibiotic treatment from her GP. Following ED assessment on 3 October, she was discharged with suspected resolving pneumonia and/or UTI. As she did not improve, her GP appropriately referred her to the Melbourne City Mission Palliative Care Team on 11 October. After assessment, palliative care was commenced with morphine. She died of natural causes ten days later. The coroner found no evidence that her death was related to care provision and no medical errors. The death reflected natural deterioration from her underlying cardiac condition.
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Contributing factors
- congestive cardiac failure
- frailty
- recurrent chest infections
- possible urinary tract infection
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