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59y · Female·sepsis due to faecal peritonitis due to perforation of sigmoid colon complicatin…
A 59-year-old woman died from sepsis due to faecal peritonitis following a bowel perforation during laparoscopic oophorectomy for a benign ovarian cyst. The perforation was repaired during the initial surgery, but the re…
68y · Male·Complications following colon surgery on a background of cirrhosis of the liver;…
Ian Donald Patience, 68, died on 10 June 2007 from complications following colon surgery in the setting of cirrhosis. He underwent right hemicolectomy at Sydney South West Private Hospital on 31 May 2007 for colorectal c…
24y · Male·left intracerebral haemorrhage and consequential brain bleeding resulting from h…
Hendrick Njana, a 24-year-old Aboriginal male, was assaulted on 27 December 2008 by Shaun Steven Midd at a service station in Broome, suffering a strike to the head causing unconsciousness, kicks to the head with steel-c…
78y · Female·sepsis and aspiration with metabolic dysfunction as a result of mechanical small…
Joan Dennison, aged 78, was discharged from Shellharbour Hospital emergency department on 16 November 2007 with a misdiagnosis of constipation, despite clinical and imaging features diagnostic of small bowel obstruction …
64y · Male·Large pulmonary embolus (origin undetermined)
Paul Brauer, 64, died of pulmonary embolus at Leeton District Hospital following a complex admission involving psychiatric depression, atrial fibrillation, urinary retention, and multiple comorbidities. The coroner ident…
60y · Female·haemopericardium following thoracic aortic dissection Type A
Angela Budaj, a 60-year-old woman with hypertension and smoking history, presented to the ED with back pain, vomiting, incontinence, and sore throat. An abnormal ECG was obtained but not appropriately interpreted. She ha…
84y · Female·septicaemia secondary to septic arthritis of the left knee
An 84-year-old woman presented to hospital with acute left knee swelling and pain. Initial assessment at Ashford Hospital ED reasonably excluded septic arthritis based on borderline blood tests and absence of fever, thou…
40y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy and epilepsy with diffuse fibrillary astrocytoma within t…
Laura Parker, a 40-year-old woman with a long history of epilepsy, borderline personality disorder, and recent seizures, died at the Royal Adelaide Hospital on 16 March 2008 from hypoxic encephalopathy caused by cardiac …
38y · Female·complications following a ruptured ectopic pregnancy
Veronica Campbell, age 38, died on 31 December 2008 from complications of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. She presented to Cobram District Hospital with severe pain and was diagnosed with a possible ectopic pregnancy requi…
12y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure due to acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus in the contex…
Samantha Rose Spence, 12 years old, died two days after spinal fusion surgery for severe scoliosis. She had a pre-existing, asymptomatic Chiari type 1 malformation detected on pre-operative MRI of her spine. A paediatric…
16y · Female·obstructed breathing and heart arrhythmia secondary to severe obstructive sleep …
A 16-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe obstructive sleep apnoea died unexpectedly in her home one week before scheduled surgery. She had been symptomatic since age 13, but surgery was delayed for four years due to mul…
32y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
A 32-year-old woman with schizophrenia presented to the emergency department with chest pain radiating to both arms, profuse sweating, and vomiting black material for several days. She also reported black stools. The fir…
55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall
Patrick Tolan, a 55-year-old man with chronic depression, alcohol dependence, and multiple suicide attempts, died from injuries sustained in a fall from a shopping centre sign. He had jumped from a parapet four years ear…
29y · Female·Effects of multiple injuries sustained when she projected herself from the top o…
Charmaine Dragun, a 29-year-old newsreader, died by suicide at The Gap on 2 November 2007. She was diagnosed with depression and treated with escalating doses of antidepressants (Efexor, then Lexapro) by multiple health …
3y · Male·asphyxia secondary to epilepsy
Jayden Lynch, aged 3, died on 15 December 2008 while attending family day care in Yamba, NSW. He had epilepsy managed by a paediatrician with medications (Tegratol, Trileptac) and emergency rectal diazepam. On the day of…
20y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident (cyclist)
A 20-year-old elite cyclist was struck from behind and killed by a motor vehicle driven by a 73-year-old man with previously undiagnosed hemianopia (loss of peripheral vision to the left). The driver had struck another c…
27y · Male·Hanging
Jeremy Barker, a 27-year-old man with bipolar disorder, recent suicide attempts, and explicit stated intention to hang himself, was admitted to Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre's medical unit for observation as an 'at-r…
53y · Male·Burns to 75% of body surface area and severe lower airway inhalation injury
Barry Michael Daly, 53, died from severe burns (75% BSA) and inhalation injury sustained in a deliberately-set house fire on 20 April 2008. He had been detained at Glenside Hospital on 10 April 2008 under the Mental Heal…
4y · Female·consequences of incarcerated congenital left diaphragmatic hernia
Madison Ormerod, aged 4 years, died from incarcerated congenital left diaphragmatic hernia. Over 3 months before death, she presented with persistent vomiting and abdominal pain to her GP and paediatrician. The paediatri…
37y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury consequent upon hanging
Louise Litis, 37, died from hypoxic brain injury following a hanging at Northpark Private Hospital's Mother and Baby Unit on 7 December 2007. She had severe recurrent postpartum depression and had attempted suicide two w…
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