Deceased
PAUL COMPTON
Demographics
62y, male
Date of death
2010-06-30
Finding date
2012-01-25
Cause of death
Complications of acute renal failure
AI-generated summary
Paul Compton was a 62-year-old man with intellectual disability living in a Department of Human Services community residential unit. He was admitted to Austin Hospital on 3 June 2010 with severe dehydration, hypernatraemia, and acute renal failure. After initial high-dependency care and ICU consultant review, he was discharged to the general ward, but a multidisciplinary meeting determined his increased care needs exceeded the residential unit's capacity. He was transferred to palliative care on 17 June 2010 with ongoing renal failure despite intravenous fluid management. Despite treatment, his condition deteriorated and he died on 30 June 2010. The coroner found the cause of death to be complications of acute renal failure and determined his care and management were within normal parameters of reasonable healthcare practice.
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