Deceased
Monique Jacinta GOMEZ
Demographics
48y, female
Coroner
Coroner Urquhart
Date of death
2023-05-29
Finding date
2025-07-11
Cause of death
intracerebral haemorrhage on a background of anticoagulation therapy for a recent embolic stroke in a woman with a mechanical aortic valve
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Monique Jacinta Gomez, a 48-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder and a mechanical aortic valve, died from intracerebral haemorrhage while receiving anticoagulation therapy for a recent embolic stroke. She was admitted to FSH for neuro-rehabilitation following an ischaemic stroke caused by non-compliance with warfarin. During admission, she developed acute psychotic symptoms and was placed on an involuntary treatment order. She required restraint for administration of enoxaparin due to aggressive refusal of anticoagulation. The coroner found the supervision, treatment and care provided at FSH was appropriate. The death resulted from the known risk of bleeding associated with necessary anticoagulation therapy—a tragic but foreseeable complication of treating her complex medical and psychiatric conditions. Key lessons include the challenges of managing medication non-compliance in patients with psychotic disorders and the need for multidisciplinary coordination.
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