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49y · Female·Anorexia
Sonya Szala, 49, died from anorexia nervosa after suffering severe metabolic derangement and extreme emaciation. She became a recluse following her mother's death in 2016 and progressively deteriorated both physically an…
28y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents complicating laxative abuse
A 28-year-old woman died from aspiration of gastric contents complicating severe laxative abuse. She fabricated a terminal cancer diagnosis to conceal anorexia nervosa and factitious disorder. During a RAH admission, a C…
86y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia secondary to Recurrent Colorectal Carcinoma
An 86-year-old man died from aspiration pneumonia following bowel preparation for elective colonoscopy. He was admitted to an outlying ward rather than the gastroenterology unit, where nursing staff documented multiple e…
69y · Female·Intra-abdominal sepsis and shock with multi-organ failure following intestinal p…
A 69-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis and multi-organ failure following a perforated caecum that occurred after lumbar spine surgery. Post-operatively, she developed abdominal distension and pain initially…
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