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WAhospital2023-08-30

Inquest into the Death of Kevin George HOWLETT

83y · Male·complications of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (treated surgically)

An 83-year-old male prisoner died from complications of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) after a 5-month delay in diagnostic confirmation and treatment. An incidental finding of an 8.7 cm AAA was identified on …

vascular surgerygeneral medicinediagnosticcommunication
WAhospital2023-01-11

Inquest into the Death of Colin Albert WINTER

71y · Male·End-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and atherosclerotic heart diseas…

Colin Albert Winter, a 71-year-old prisoner who died from end-stage COPD and atherosclerotic heart disease, received comprehensive medical care during 33 years of incarceration at Casuarina Prison. Key clinical lessons i…

respiratory medicinecardiologycommunicationsystem
WAhospital2022-10-05

Inquest into the Death of David Arthur RICE

75y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia in a man with comorbidities

A 75-year-old sentenced prisoner died from acute bronchopneumonia with comorbidities. Mr Rice had extensive medical complexity including COPD, cardiac disease, peripheral vascular disease, and diabetes. He was appropriat…

general medicinecardiologysystemapixaban
WA2022-08-05

Inquest into the Death of Michael James HARDIE

41y · Male·haemothorax due to ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm in a man with Marfan syndro…

A 41-year-old man with Marfan syndrome and a thoracic aortic aneurysm managed conservatively with blood pressure medications died from aneurysm rupture while imprisoned. Methylamphetamine in his system significantly elev…

cardiologyvascular surgerycommunicationsystemmethamphetamine
WAhospital2022-06-08

Inquest into the Death of Salvatore Giovanni OTRANTO

68y · Male·Complications following myocardial infarction and its treatment in a man with mu…

Salvatore Otranto, a 68-year-old prisoner with multiple severe comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, COPD, and chronic kidney disease, died from complications of myocardial infarction and its treatme…

cardiologyintensive careproceduralenoxaparin
WA2019-06-19

Inquest into the Death of Malcolm Patrick O'DRISCOLL

66y · Male·acute myocardial infarction on a background of atherosclerotic cardiovascular di…

Malcolm Patrick O'Driscoll, a 66-year-old life-sentenced prisoner, died on 15 April 2017 at Acacia Prison from acute myocardial infarction on a background of severe atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. He had been imp…

cardiologyvascular surgery
WAhospitalPodcast2017-05-03

Inquest into the Death of Edith Catherine BEE

80y · Female·Gas embolism complicating surgical repair of an atherosclerotic aortic aneurysm …

An 80-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (COPD, renal impairment, cardiac disease) underwent complex endoluminal repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm at a private hospital. The procedure required use of C…

vascular surgerygeneral surgeryproceduralsystem
WAhospital2001-04-12

Inquest into the Death of Margaret Patton Brooks

43y · Female·Haemorrhage Associated with Penetrations of the Aorta

Margaret Brooks, a 43-year-old woman, died from haemorrhage associated with aortic penetrations during laparoscopic gastric band insertion at Kaleeya Hospital on 8 September 1999. The operation was undertaken for weight …

general surgeryanaesthesiaprocedural
WAhospital

Inquest into the Death of Robert Paul RODDA

62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…

Robert Paul Rodda, a 62-year-old long-term prisoner with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), presented with chest pain in September 2015. …

vascular surgerycardiology

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