211 results for “COPD”
60y · Male·Pulmonary tuberculosis in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with…
David John Hatcher, aged 60, was a remand prisoner at Hakea who died at Fiona Stanley Hospital on 27 September 2024 from pulmonary tuberculosis superimposed on severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was hospita…
68y · Male·Complications following myocardial infarction and its treatment in a man with mu…
…nto, 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 treatment. Admitted t…
63y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the lung
… carcinoma on 11 May 2008. He presented with symptoms consistent with his known chronic conditions (asthma, COPD, silicosis from occupational exposure) but these masked underlying advanced lung cancer. The coroner identi…
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 aneur…
76y · Male·Effects of fire due to home oxygen ignition in the setting of smoking; lung canc…
A 76-year-old man with lung cancer and mesothelioma died from thermal injuries sustained when his home oxygen ignited while smoking. He had been discharged on self-funded home oxygen despite a recent smoking history, aft…
65y · Male·Cardiac tamponade whilst undergoing CT-guided pericardiocentesis; perforation of…
A 65-year-old man with history of left pneumonectomy, COPD and cardiomyopathy died from cardiac tamponade during CT-guided pericardiocentesis. Key clinical issues: (1…
64y · Male·Peritonitis, due to or as a consequence of a ruptured gallbladder, due to or as …
Dennis Childs, a 64-year-old Indigenous man serving a life sentence, died from peritonitis secondary to a ruptured gallbladder. On 8 December 2018, he presented with abdominal pain at the correctional centre but refused …
47y · Male·Hanging
John Harris, a 47-year-old life prisoner at Townsville Correctional Centre, died by hanging in his cell on 4 July 2019. He had an elevated baseline suicide risk due to a previous 2012 suicide attempt, yet was housed in a…
63y · Male·Right cerebral infarction caused by infusion of medication via central venous li…
A 63-year-old man with COPD, liver cirrhosis and alcohol dependence underwent emergency hemicolectomy for caecal volvulus. Post-operati…
56y · Male·Complications, including sepsis, of left leg infection (operated), in a man with…
Matthew John Pickin, a 56-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma, died from sepsis complicating a left leg infection. His lung cancer was appropriately investigated following haemoptysis in October 2021, w…
76y · Male·metastatic prostate cancer with terminal palliative care
Kevin John Keath, aged 76, died from metastatic prostate cancer while serving a life sentence at Casuarina Prison. He received holistic, compassionate, and appropriate healthcare throughout his incarceration, including r…
58y · Male·Metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma
Barry Haynes, a 58-year-old Aboriginal man, died of metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma while on remand in custody. He had stage 4 lung cancer with brain metastases diagnosed in November 2016, shortly before his arr…
75y · Female·Complications including acute pancreatitis and refractory intra-abdominal sepsis…
Lee Milcherdy, 75, died from complications including acute pancreatitis and refractory intra-abdominal sepsis following an unnecessary ERCP procedure. An MRCP scan on 12 October 2018 showed no gallstone, making the plann…
Unknown·Multiple: Olanzapine toxicity, pulmonary thromboembolism, asphyxiation on food, …
…hrenia on multiple antipsychotic medications and severe, untreated physical comorbidities (cardiac disease, COPD, obesity). The coroner found preventable clinical failures: (1) antipsychotic polypharmacy without toxicity…
49y · Female·Hypoxia due to complications following incision and drainage of a right buttock …
A 48-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, COPD, chronic kidney disease, ischaemic heart disease) died following complications of anaesthesia during incisi…
68y · Female·Anaphylaxis in a woman with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and emphysema
A 68-year-old woman with severe COPD and undiagnosed atherosclerotic heart disease underwent cataract surgery at Northam Hospital. Post-operativ…
78y · Male·Heart failure or arrhythmia, secondary to ischaemic heart disease
Peter Woodcroft, 78, suffered a medical emergency (heart failure or arrhythmia secondary to ischaemic heart disease) at 4:32am and called Triple Zero but could not articulate what he needed. Police did not attend his Wat…
72y · Female·acute on chronic renal failure due to sepsis and chronic left leg cellulitis
…n Grant, a 72-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including pulmonary hypertension, cardiac failure, COPD, and myelofibrosis, had a well-documented history of recurrent falls with prolonged periods unable to self-…
55y · Male·Subdural haematoma in a man with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease (r…
A 55-year-old Aboriginal man with end-stage renal disease, diabetes, ischaemic heart disease and COPD died from a spontaneous subdural haematoma while undergoing haemodialysis in prison custody. He presented w…
Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism and bronchopneumonia secondary to deep vein thrombosis
JNY, a man with metastatic small cell carcinoma, COPD, and ischaemic heart disease, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and bronchopneumonia. He received palliat…
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