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67y · Male·hypoxic respiratory failure in the setting of pneumonia, pulmonary embolism and …
Peter John Wallace, aged 67, died in custody at Lyell McEwin Hospital from hypoxic respiratory failure complicating pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. He had been imprisoned at Yatala L…
45y · Male·Liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
A 45-year-old male prisoner died from liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. He had been prescribed cyproterone (Androcur) for 20+ years as an anti-libidinal agent, with regular blood tests monitoring …
62y · Male·metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
Michael Anthony Curran, a 62-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma in 2015. He had been diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2005, which is a significant risk factor for liver cancer. A liver biopsy i…
48y · Male·Multi-organ failure from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage associated with oeso…
Peter Tasman Cannell, aged 48, died in Flinders Medical Centre from multi-organ failure due to acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage from oesophageal varices on a background of liver cirrhosis. He had a medical history of h…
56y · Male·urosepsis
Duncan John Hancott, aged 56, died in Mount Gambier Prison from urosepsis secondary to urinary tract infection caused by E. coli. He had significant comorbidities including hepatic cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and his…
59y · Male·Chronic liver disease due to alcoholism and chronic hepatitis C infection with c…
Martin Norman Wright, aged 59, died in Yatala Labour Prison on 26 August 2015 from chronic liver disease due to alcoholism and chronic hepatitis C infection, with contributing ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstruct…
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. She presented to Port Pirie Medical Centre with bleeding, pain and confusion. Bl…
76y · Female·end-stage liver failure with encephalopathy due to hepatic cirrhosis
Wendy Marion Evans, aged 76, died from end-stage liver failure with encephalopathy due to hepatic cirrhosis. She presented with acute psychosis in February 2015 and was found to have extensive cerebrovascular disease, se…
53y · Male·sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end stage liv…
Kevin Arnold Cailes, 53, died from sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end-stage liver failure. He had cirrhosis diagnosed in 2011 with alcoholism as the likely cause, and despite repeated …
53y · Male·Sepsis from infected ascites (E. coli) in a man with cirrhosis of the liver, hep…
A 53-year-old male prisoner died of sepsis from E. coli-infected ascites complicated by cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and diffuse B-cell lymphoma. He was admitted to hospital in septic shock with acute abdominal p…
50y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy secondary to liver cirrhosis with background of hepatitis…
Joel Kenneth Anderson, aged 50, died from hepatic encephalopathy secondary to advanced liver cirrhosis complicated by hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma. He presented to hospital with end-stage liver disease, ascit…
52y · Female·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
A 52-year-old woman with depression, diabetes, and hypertension died at home from ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. She was prescribed dothiepin 225mg daily for depression management. Following gallbladder surger…
57y · Male·Acute renal failure complicating end stage liver cirrhosis with resultant enceph…
A 57-year-old man with end-stage alcoholic liver cirrhosis died of acute renal failure complicated by hepatic encephalopathy and coagulopathy while detained under mental health legislation. He presented with severe liver…
24y · Female·hepatic encephalopathy due to hepatic necrosis due to paracetamol toxicity
A 24-year-old woman died from paracetamol toxicity following intentional overdose. She had developed a severe poker machine addiction resulting in escalating financial debt exceeding $60,000, compounded by recent loss of…
68y · Male·end stage liver failure due to hepatitis C
James William Miller, aged 68, died of end-stage liver failure due to hepatitis C while an inmate at Yatala Labour Prison, admitted to Mary Potter Hospice for terminal care. He had multiple comorbidities including prosta…
17y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to hepatic encephalopathy related cerebral oede…
Jacqueline Wood, aged 17, died from hepatic encephalopathy-related cerebral oedema following fulminant liver failure caused by paracetamol overdose. She ingested approximately 90 paracetamol tablets on 3 June 2002 but di…
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