154 results for “malnutrition”
80y · Male·hypothermia
…s found in his cold unit in winter, unclothed on his upper body, weighing only 38 kg, suggesting severe malnutrition and vulnerability to hypothic stress. He had no medical contact after September 2019 despite living alo…
87y · Female·right thigh haematoma as a consequence of a periprosthetic fracture of the right…
…acement. She deteriorated significantly during rehabilitation at a district hospital, developing severe malnutrition over 4-5 weeks with 7.1kg weight loss despite documented swallowing difficulties (Zenker's diverticulum…
2y · Male·Complications of malnutrition
GFD, a 2-year-old boy, died from complications of malnutrition and dehydration on 3 July 2021. Post-mortem examination revealed severe undernutrition, chronic malnutr…
78y · Female·Complications of mandibular fractures sustained in a fall, in the setting of mal…
… facility. She had long-standing schizoaffective disorder with associated anorexia, resulting in severe malnutrition (BMI 13.3) and osteoporosis at the time of death. She fell on 25 September 2024, sustaining a jaw fract…
85y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
…colorectal cancer. He was admitted to hospital with psychotic depression, suicidal ideation, and severe malnutrition after two years of depression. A CT scan revealed previously undetected metastatic colorectal cancer. H…
83y · Male·inanition with lobar pneumonia
An 83-year-old man with organic brain syndrome and severe malnutrition was detained under the Mental Health Act after being found in severe self-neglect. He was admitted to h…
78y · Female·Blunt force chest injuries from motor vehicle crash, compounded by chronic obstr…
…ath was compounded by significant underlying medical conditions: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, malnutrition with cachexia, and frailty. She was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital for palliative care and died 3 da…
77y · Female·Complications of malnutrition in a woman with paranoid delusions
A 77-year-old woman with complex medical and psychiatric history died from complications of malnutrition while an inpatient with paranoid delusions and delirium. She was admitted following falls and required …
18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…
… spectrum disorder, and severe intellectual disability died from multiorgan failure complicating severe malnutrition, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and obesity. She presented acutely with a leg wound and was found t…
86y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia
…ed in a fall at home. He had significant comorbidities including dysphagia with aspiration risk, severe malnutrition, asbestosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and prior strokes. The Coronial Medical Consultant found the hospital …
56y · Female·Malnutrition arising from refusal of oral intake in a setting of palliation with…
…llectual disability, Parkinson's disease, and suspected multiple myeloma with hypercalcaemia, died from malnutrition due to refusal of oral intake in a palliative care setting. She was admitted to Wantirna Palliative Car…
84y · Male·malnutrition in conjunction with heart, liver and kidney failure
…s, a palliative approach was adopted after he became unresponsive and refused oral intake. He died from malnutrition complicated by cardiac, hepatic and renal failure. The coroner found the detention lawful and appropria…
66y · Male·Complications of multiple sclerosis and left tongue squamous cell carcinoma
…tions of these conditions following a brief palliative care admission. He was admitted in May 2025 with malnutrition and pain, underwent nasogastric tube placement and short-course palliative radiotherapy, but declined f…
56y · Male·Complications of clostridium difficile and malnutrition in the setting of cerebr…
…l palsy and acquired brain injury who died from complications of Clostridioides difficile infection and malnutrition. He was admitted to hospital on 21 January 2022 with diarrhoea, elevated inflammatory markers, and abdo…
89y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition, with contributing factors of dysphagia an…
Janet Cumming, aged 89, died from aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition due to dysphagia and cerebral palsy. She had lived in supported disability accommodation for over 20 ye…
5y · Female·disseminated candidiasis secondary to protein-energy malnutrition
Eliana Diskin, aged 5 months, died from disseminated candidiasis secondary to severe protein-energy malnutrition. After ceasing breastfeeding in late October 2000, her parents fed her exclusively with unfortified ric…
20y · Female·Complications of malnutrition in the setting of presumed nitrous oxide use
…iversity student living alone in Melbourne died between 28 July and 7 August 2020 from complications of malnutrition in the setting of presumed nitrous oxide use. Thousands of nitrous oxide canisters were found at her ap…
54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and recent PEG inser…
…after PEG tube insertion at Maroondah Hospital. He had experienced recurrent respiratory infections and malnutrition over several months. Following PEG insertion on 14 August, he became agitated and received analgesia an…
51y · Female·Complications of anorexia nervosa
…I 12.1, was admitted to hospital acutely unwell with hypothermia, bradycardia, heart block, and extreme malnutrition. She was discharged after only 2 days with minimal medical follow-up and no daily support at home, dyin…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating inanition of dementia
…ar-old man with advanced Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by inanition (malnutrition/dehydration) at an aged care facility. He had cognitive decline from 2011, with progressive behavioural…
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