215 results for “apnoea”
35y · Male·Complications of morbid obesity in a man with cardiomegaly and schizophrenia
Alexander McCulloch, a 35-year-old man with schizophrenia, morbid obesity (BMI 45), and cardiomegaly, was found dead in bed. Autopsy attributed death to complications of morbid obesity with cardiomegaly and schizophrenia…
45y · Male·subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall
Benjamin Ware, an intoxicated 45-year-old man, was taken by police to a diversionary centre in Cairns. He vomited several times during the evening and was monitored regularly by staff. The next morning, other clients wok…
73y · Male·Complications of cervical fractures and spinal injury (operated), sustained in a…
A 73-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, cardiac disease, liver cancer) slipped on wet tiles outside McDonald's and sustained cervical and thoracic spine fractures with spinal cord injury. Attending param…
46y · Female·hemopericardium secondary to dissection of the thoracic aorta
Iman Kassis, a 46-year-old woman with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 4 and known severe aortic regurgitation with dilated ascending aorta, presented to the ED on 8 October 2008 with sudden-onset severe throat pain, bradycar…
21y · Male·cardiac arrest caused by acute bilateral pneumonia
Stephen Moon, a 21-year-old with autism and intellectual disability, died following wisdom tooth extraction complicated by ventilator-acquired pneumonia. Although discharged early from ICU after 3 days, he developed bila…
45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…
Stanley King, a 45-year-old man with severe psychosis, coronary artery disease, and obesity, died from cardiorespiratory arrest triggered by antipsychotic-induced laryngeal dystonia. Admitted involuntarily for acute psyc…
45y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
David Grieve, a 45-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and multiple cardiac risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, obesity, smoking), died of coronary atherosclerosis while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Grayla…
62y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia secondary to prolongation of the QT interval
NL, a 62-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and hypothyroidism, died of cardiac arrhythmia secondary to QT prolongation while an involuntary mental health inpatient. He had a known history of non-compliance with …
76y · Female·multi-organ failure and sepsis due to complications of cholecystectomy
A 76-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure and sepsis following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a rural hospital. During surgery, the surgeon became misoriented in the inflamed surgical field and divided the com…
79y · Male·Urinary tract infection with E coli bacteraemia on a background of ischaemic hyp…
A 79-year-old man with multiple comorbidities attended Whyalla Hospital ED following a fall. Paramedics documented concerning vital signs (tachypnoea, tachycardia, low oxygen saturation, fever) and a history suggestive o…
82y · Male·Complications associated with advanced chronic lung disease
Ivan Metcalfe, aged 82, died of complications from advanced chronic lung disease while in prison custody. He had multiple comorbidities including diabetes, ischaemic cardiovascular disease, and atrial fibrillation. He wa…
50y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to choking on food bolus
A 50-year-old man with acquired brain injury and intellectual disability died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following aspiration of a food bolus during lunch at his disability care residence. The carer appropriat…
49y · Male·Coronary artery occlusion due to, or as a consequence of, coronary artery athero…
Ronald Thomas Oram, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man, died in custody from natural causes—severe coronary artery atheroma with coronary artery occlusion. He presented to the prison nurse on 5 January 2008 with chest pain, wh…
38y · Female·Complications of decompensated liver failure due to cirrhosis secondary to Hepat…
Jay Maree Harmer, 38, died in custody from decompensated liver failure secondary to Hepatitis C cirrhosis. She had advanced hepatic encephalopathy, opioid dependence, and obesity. Despite specialist recommendations to re…
67y · Female·Sepsis as a result of gastric perforation
Margaret Pegum, aged 67, died from sepsis following gastric perforation after an intragastric balloon (IGB) procedure for weight loss. She had undergone fundoplication for hiatus hernia in 2012. Despite prior gastric sur…
69y · Female·Complications of a subdural haemorrhage (palliated) sustained in a fall
Josephine Helen Clarke, age 69, died from complications of a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at Kingston Centre rehabilitation facility on 11 September 2018. Mrs Clarke had been recovering from a subarachnoid ha…
24y · Male·Cardiac arrest in a man with Sotos syndrome and multiple comorbidities, includin…
Joshua Fredrik Van Malssen, 24, with Sotos syndrome, dilated cardiomyopathy, asthma, and WHO class III obesity (BMI 40.6) died from cardiac arrest on 16 June 2023 after being restrained in prone position by PTA transit o…
29y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest of undetermined cause
A 29-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (Turner syndrome, type 1 diabetes, end-stage renal disease) presented to the ED in acute behavioural disturbance, requiring physical and chemical restraint. She received 5m…
47y · Male·Pulmonary thrombo-embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in setting of morbi…
A 47-year-old man with morbid obesity presented with respiratory failure, productive cough, and calf swelling. His GP appropriately suspected both pneumonia and pulmonary embolism (PE), requesting urgent CTPA. At Townsvi…
75y · Male·Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome complicating anastomotic leak following hemicole…
A 75-year-old man died from multiorgan dysfunction following an anastomotic leak after hemicolectomy for caecal adenocarcinoma. Initial post-operative recovery appeared normal, but he deteriorated from day 3 onwards. The…
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