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22 results for chronic hip pain

WAhospital2016-10-24

Inquest into the Death of David WAYMOUTH

47y · Male·Multi organ failure and sepsis complicating ulcerating colitis and intestinal ob…

…vid Waymouth, a 47-year-old prisoner with extensive medical comorbidities including hepatitis C, obesity, chronic pain requiring methadone, and depression, fell from his bed in prison and sustained a right hip fracture.…

orthopaedic surgerygeneral surgerymethadone
VIChome

Finding into death of E H

51y · Male·Complications of chronic ethanol use

EH was a 51-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence, liver cirrhosis, and recent hip fracture complications who died at home on 1 November…

emergency medicineorthopaedic surgerysystemdelayalcohol
VICaged care2022-08-01

Finding into death of Mr CLX

85y · Male·Incised wounds to the wrist

An 85-year-old man with myelodysplasia and severe hip pain from an ischiorectal abscess died from incised wrist wounds sustained in a nursing home while in palli…

palliative caregeriatric medicinesystemcommunicationoxycodone
WAaged care2014-07-23

Inquest into the Death of Daniel

83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…

Nola Inez Daniel, 83, died from complications following a hip fracture and subsequent surgery at Bunbury Regional Hospital on 7 January 2010. She sustained a fractured l…

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgerydiagnosticcommunication
TASaged care2024-12-18

Coroner's Finding: Martin, Shirley Dorothy

91y · Female·exacerbation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia following sur…

…rothy Dawn Martin, an 91-year-old with advanced Alzheimer's disease and multiple comorbidities, sustained a hip fracture from an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility on 8 August 2022. She underwent surgical repair …

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgery
WAhospital2017-03-31

Inquest into the Death of John HOUGHTON

72y · Male·Metastatic bladder cancer; likely mechanism pulmonary embolism from combined eff…

A 72-year-old male underwent hip replacement despite undiagnosed metastatic bladder cancer. Following referral from his GP in May 2014 for a…

urologyorthopaedic surgerydiagnosticdelaynitrofurantoin
VIChome2017-06-21

Finding into death of Mrs DA

59y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity (propoxyphene, citalopram, oxazepam and others)

…nd others) in March 2014. She had suffered a severe stroke in 2006 with resultant significant disability, chronic pain, and subsequent depression with suicidal ideation. Despite psychiatric involvement and GP care, she …

rehabilitation medicinegeneral practicepropoxyphene
NThome2017-05-05

Inquest into the death of Heather Fotiades

43y · Female·acute multiple drug toxicity on a background of chronic pain and morbid obesity

A 43-year-old woman died from acute multiple drug toxicity after 26 years of high-dose opioid therapy for chronic pain following a motor vehicle accident. Despite recognition by multiple clinicians that opioid doses exc…

general practicepain medicinediagnosticmedicationoxycodone
NTaged care2010-07-05

Inquest into the death of Desmond Waight

81y · Male·bronchopneumonia

An 81-year-old man with dementia, congestive cardiac failure, chronic lung disease and hip fractures died of bronchopneumonia four days after discharge from palliative care to…

palliative caregeneral practicemedicationsystemamoxicillin/clavulanate
TASmental health2019-01-18

Coroner's Finding: Stefaniw, Gerard Ernest

63y · Male·asphyxia caused by hanging

Gerard Ernest Stefaniw, a 63-year-old man with cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and chronic pain, died by asphyxiation while detained at Roy Fagan Centre. He was unhappy about his guardianship orde…

geriatric medicinepsychiatrycommunication
VIChome2022-05-20

Finding into death of Mandy Hawkey

51y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity

A 51-year-old woman with longstanding treatment-resistant depression, chronic pain, and suicidal ideation died from mixed drug toxicity. She intentionally overdosed on multiple medica…

general practicepsychiatrymedicationcommunicationflunitrazepam
WAhome2019-05-10

Inquest into the Death of Matthew Neil Hardy TONKIN

24y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity

…tthew Neil Hardy Tonkin was a 24-year-old Australian Army veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain who died from bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity. He engaged in prescription shopping …

general practicepain medicinediagnosticcommunicationoxycodone
QLDhospital2015-01-29

Carpenter, Harold James

66y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with emphysema as secondary cause

…a, hepatitis C and possible malignancy, died from coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema. He presented with hip pain, shortness of breath and fever, initially diagnosed as hip joint infection. Investigation revealed a r…

emergency medicineorthopaedic surgeryoxycodone
WAcommunity2025-05-28

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Ian Steven TOLLI

54y · Male·unknown, possibly drowning, with possible contribution from marine predation or …

…, potentially intoxicated, or in poor health. His significant medical history including cancer treatment, chronic pain, weight loss, and recent dental trauma may have contributed to overall vulnerability.

alcohol
NT2012-01-03

Inquest into the death of Steven Andrew Forbes

37y · Male·acute viral pneumonia secondary to swine flu (H1N1) infection of the lungs, exac…

Steven Andrew Forbes, age 37, died of acute viral pneumonia secondary to H1N1 influenza, complicated by chronic rheumatic heart disease. He died in police/correctional custody following arrest at hospital discharge fo…

emergency medicineinfectious diseasescommunicationsystemdicloxacillin
VICaged care2023-01-16

Finding into death of Heather Amy Robertson

83y · Female·Complications arising from a fall with C2 fracture and neck of femur fracture

An 83-year-old woman with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and a prior hip fracture sustained injuries from a fall in her aged care facility's dining room. Staff were absent from the…

geriatric medicineemergency medicinesupervisionsystem
SAaged care2024-06-19

Coroner's Finding: Murphy, Phillip Robin

76y · Male·right lower lobe pneumonia on a background of frontotemporal dementia, chronic o…

…g pelvic and rib fractures at a nursing home. He was admitted to hospital on 9 February 2022 with post-fall pain, sweating, and irregular pulse; imaging revealed early lung consolidation and acetabular fracture. He was t…

geriatric medicinepalliative care
TAScommunity2016-05-25

Coroner's Finding: Barnes, Deearne Joan

53y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity

…-year-old woman with complex psychiatric history including depression, OCD, substance abuse disorder, and chronic non-cancer pain, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity involving venlafaxine, methadone, amitriptyli…

psychiatrypain medicinediagnosticmedicationvenlafaxine
VIChospital2024-02-04

Finding into death of Miranda Louise Lynch

46y · Female·Sepsis of unknown origin

Miranda Lynch, a 46-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, epilepsy, and aspiration pneumonia history, died from sepsis of unknown origin. She was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 20 April 2023 …

emergency medicinegeneral medicineintravenous fluids
VICaged care2015-03-26

Finding into death of Chang Ying Xu

72y · Female·Hanging

Chang Ying Xu, a 72-year-old Chinese-speaking woman with severe spinal cord compression, chronic pain, and depression, died by hanging during respite care at an aged care facility. While her depression …

general practicegeriatric medicinediagnosticcommunicationbuprenorphine

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