52y · Female·hepatic encephalopathy due to Child C cirrhosis of the liver on a background of …
A 52-year-old woman with chronic liver disease from alcohol abuse, diabetes and hepatitis C died from hepatic encephalopathy and cirrhosis…
52y · Male·Complications of chronic cardiac failure in the setting of ischaemic heart disea…
Sacha Timothee Louis Lefebvre, aged 52, died from complications of chronic cardiac failure with ischaemic heart disease and chronic anaemia whilst sleeping rough at Hawthorn Librar…
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
A 51-year-old woman with WHO Class III obesity, chronic alcohol consumption, and anaemia died of multiorgan failure following admission with community-acquired p…
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
…ce 1992, following a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident in 1970. This injury caused chronic brain damage and progressive mental health deterioration requiring lifelong institutional care. In April …
76y · Female·infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory …
Patricia Marie Foster, 76, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital from infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus. She presented with multifactorial respirat…
77y · Male·cardiac failure in an elderly man with valvular heart disease and other co-morbi…
Brian Attwell, a 77-year-old sentenced prisoner with multiple chronic conditions including diabetes, chronic renal failure, peripheral vascular disease, and valvular heart dis…
29y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity
…on, a 29-year-old prisoner with complex medical conditions including Crohn's disease, pulmonary embolism, anaemia and schizoaffective disorder, died from multiple drug toxicity in prison. He had been prescribed multiple…
80y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
…yxia due to choking on food while hospitalised with acute psychosis, severe malnutrition, iron deficiency anaemia and urinary retention. He had schizophrenia with 40+ year history and poor compliance off medications. Cl…
84y · Male·Chronic small bowel obstruction
Lester Gilmore Shelton, aged 84, died of chronic small bowel obstruction on 4 October 2022 whilst in custody at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH), where h…
76y · Male·exsanguination secondary to pulmonary aortic fistula and thoracic aorta aneurysm…
…r mental health legislation and treated for depression while managing multiple cardiac problems including anaemia and poor oral intake. He died suddenly from massive haemorrhage secondary to rupture of his thoracic aort…
81y · Male·gastrointestinal haemorrhage and multi-organ failure on a background of severe d…
…, he refused investigation and treatment including endoscopy. His declining physical health, weight loss, anaemia, cardiac failure, and swallowing difficulties progressed to multi-organ failure. The coroner found his de…
42y · Female·multiple organ failure due to sepsis on a background of pneumonia, spontaneous b…
…uscitation. A multidisciplinary team deemed intensive care inappropriate given her terminal condition and chronic liver disease. She died on 31 July 2019. The coroner found care at primary and secondary care levels was …
68y · Male·community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of advanced centriacinar emphysema, al…
A 68-year-old man died of community-acquired pneumonia complicated by asplenia (absent splenic function), chronic liver disease from alcohol misuse, and severe malnutrition. He presented with syncopal episodes, cachexia…
67y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with contributing chronic schizophrenia
Robert Nicholas Hocking, a 67-year-old man with treatment-resistant chronic schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia during his final hospitalization at Royal Adelaide Hospital…
38y · Female·end stage renal failure (Stage 5 chronic kidney disease)
Ms Harwood, a 38-year-old transgender woman with end-stage renal disease, died of natural causes following refusal of dialysis. Her mother claimed the death was suicide prompted by fear of returning to prison following a…
62y · Male·Hypertensive and ischaemic heart disease in a man with diabetes mellitus
… accommodation at Carroll House when he suffered a fall on 22 June 2023. He subsequently developed severe anaemia, hypoglycaemia, and gastrointestinal bleeding from multiple gastric ulcers, requiring ICU admission on 28…
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
A 79-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and dementia fell at home, sustaining a left hip fracture requiring surgery. Post-operatively, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding from…
59y · Male·Complications of multiple sclerosis
Christopher William Hanson, 59, died from complications of multiple sclerosis at MS Residential Services in Williamstown after 20 years in care. He was admitted to hospital in January 2022 with sepsis, stabilized, and wa…
56y · Female·Complications of cervical cancer
Kerry Forrest, aged 56, died in custody on 26 January 2016 from complications of advanced cervical cancer. She was serving a 25-year sentence after being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 2012, prior to sentenci…
88y · Female·General inanition on a background of advanced dementia and chronic renal failure
An 88-year-old woman with advanced dementia and chronic renal failure died of general inanition at an aged care facility 14 days after admission. She had been un…
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