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69y · Male·Perforated bowel/septicaemia as a result of diverticulitis
A 69-year-old man presented to the ED with abdominal distension, incontinence and dehydration but was discharged with a diagnosis of depression and constipation. He returned 2 days later critically unwell and died of per…
73y · Female·pneumonia and renal failure with hyperthermia
Beryl Jean Morgan, 73-year-old aged care resident, died from pneumonia and renal failure with hyperthermia after a brief hospital admission. She had been prescribed haloperidol for behavioural problems; while neuroleptic…
Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following ventilatory failure/cardiac arrest (R…
Two obese patients died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following cardio-respiratory deterioration post-operatively at a private hospital without overnight medical cover. John Ryan (54) deteriorated within hours of…
67y · Female·Lithium toxicity with chest infection and bipolar disorder; Alzheimer's disease …
Mrs Snopek, aged 67 with bipolar disorder on long-term lithium, was prescribed coversyl (an ACE inhibitor) by Dr A. in January 2008 for hypertension. This combination is contraindicated as ACE inhibitors impair renal fun…
60y · Female·Peritonitis due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for treatment o…
60-year-old woman died from septic shock due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for synchronous bowel cancers. Early postoperative bronchospasm complicated clinical assessment, leading focus on respiratory …
56y · Male·unascertainable; complications of liver cirrhosis and/or exposure most likely
Delray Beasley, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic liver cirrhosis from longstanding alcohol abuse, was admitted to Kalgoorlie Hospital in May 2010 following an alleged assault. He was initially evaluated for poss…
57y · Male·Multiple Organ Failure and Intra-Abdominal Haemorrhage following Cholecystectomy
A 57-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, COAD, sleep apnoea) underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a regional hospital. The procedure was converted to open due to dense…
47y · Female·bronchopneumonia in context of ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, a…
Amanda Gilbert, aged 47, died from bronchopneumonia with background ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, and hypoxic brain injury from a 1985 hanging attempt. She had been an involuntary patient at Graylands H…
75y · Female·Abdominal infection following surgery (repair of recurrent umbilical hernia) - s…
Wilma Ray Jones, 75, died of abdominal infection and sepsis following uncomplicated umbilical hernia repair. Post-mortem revealed ischaemic bowel with infarction, likely caused by superior mesenteric artery occlusion tri…
77y · Female·Complications following a recent fracture and surgical repair of the right hip i…
A 77-year-old woman with complex comorbidities (atrial fibrillation, aortic stenosis, chronic renal impairment, emphysema) on Warfarin sustained a femur fracture and underwent ORIF on day 3 of admission (19 Nov 2009). Ke…
62y · Male·chronic congestive cardiac failure due to severe aortic valve stenosis and incom…
William Edward Hunt, aged 62, a life-sentenced prisoner, died from chronic congestive cardiac failure due to severe aortic valve stenosis and cardiomyopathy. His severe aortic stenosis was identified in 2003, but surgica…
55y · Male·Staphylococcal sepsis, complications of pressure sores and hypostatic pneumonia,…
Stephen Summers, a 55-year-old man with cerebral palsy and profound disability, died from Staphylococcal sepsis after rapid deterioration following deinstitutionalisation from Kew Cottages to community residential accomm…
19y · Male·Hanging
Meqdad Hussain, a 19-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, died by hanging in an immigration detention centre (Scherger IDC, Queensland) on 17 March 2011. He had a history of self-harm evident from scars on his forearms, noted …
88y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to fractured right femur due to a fall
Cynthia Thoresen, 88-year-old woman with dementia and osteoporosis, fell at home and sustained a fractured femur approximately three weeks before admission. Her daughter, the registered carer, failed to seek medical atte…
79y · Male·Acute Myocardial Infarction; Underlying multiple pathologies including vascular …
79-year-old man with complex medical history (ischaemic heart disease, pulmonary fibrosis, pacemaker, renal impairment, vascular dementia) died from acute myocardial infarction while in acute psychiatric care. He was tra…
47y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in association with deep vein thrombosis
A 47-year-old man from Carnarvon underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Geraldton Regional Hospital on 31 August 2009 after a 5-hour coach journey that morning. The VTE Risk Assessment Form correctly classifi…
21y · Male·Acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia in a man with recent trauma…
Peter Martin Carroll, age 21, died on 8 June 2007 in the ICU at Royal Perth Hospital from acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia following oxycodone overdose. He had been discharged that day (5 June) after …
60y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with advanced metastatic angiosarcoma
A 60-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence died of pneumonia complicated by advanced metastatic angiosarcoma. He had two rare medical conditions: epithelioid angiosarcoma (diagnosed 2007) and aortitis. A significant …
57y · Male·Unable to be determined; circumstances suggest drowning in Mekong River or relat…
Leslie Graham Lewis, a 57-year-old Australian registered nurse, died in Thailand on 24 February 2011 in circumstances that remain unclear. He had been admitted to hospital in Nong Khai with severe alcohol intoxication an…
81y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Robert Charles Bropho, an 81-year-old Aboriginal man imprisoned since 2008 with severe medical comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, chronic renal failure, and severe ischaemic heart disease, …
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