292 results for “ischaemic heart disease”
54y · Male·quetiapine toxicity in a man with ischaemic heart disease
Shane Pappas, a 54-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, died from quetiapine toxicity after deliberately overdosing on multiple medications on 29…
51y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
… a 26-year prison history died from coronary atherosclerosis while incarcerated. He had extensive cardiac disease documented since 1996, with multiple heart attacks in 2011-2012, yet remained reluctant to engage with tr…
Three separate cases: (1) Ronald Grundy - advanced atherosclerotic coronary vasc…
… in Tasmania between 2016 and 2017. Ronald Grundy (80) died of advanced atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease while hospitalised with pneumonia and gastroenteritis; his treatment was adequate and appropriate. Aaron …
37y · Male·valvular and ischaemic heart disease
Eric Wumbie, a 37-year-old Aboriginal male prisoner, died from valvular and ischaemic heart disease on 13 April 2016 following intraoperative cardiac arrest during planned cardiothoracic sur…
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 incision and drainage of a b…
98y · Male·comminuted pertrochanteric fracture of left hip sustained in mechanical fall
A 98-year-old man with osteoporosis, dementia, and ischaemic heart disease sustained a comminuted pertrochanteric hip fracture in a fall at his residential aged care…
78y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a result of obstruction of airway caused by …
A 78-year-old woman died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following an acute post-surgical arterial bleed that obstructed her airway after hemithyr…
59y · Male·Disseminated carcinoma on a background of emphysema
Robert Fullerton, a 59-year-old Aboriginal man from Palm Island, died from disseminated carcinoma while remanded in custody at Townsville Correctional Centre. He presented with abdominal pain on 5 December 2018, was diag…
57y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
David Samuel Morris, aged 57, died from coronary atherosclerosis while in custody at Woodford Correctional Centre on 19 November 2011. He had a significant cardiac history including dilated cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrill…
81y · Male·Retropubic and retroperitoneal haemorrhage complicating pelvic fractures with co…
An 81-year-old man died from retropubic and retroperitoneal haemorrhage complicating pelvic fractures sustained in a fall at church. He was on warfarin for atrial fibrillation with an excessive INR of 4.6 at the time of …
78y · Male·Cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage due to the combined effects of isch…
Paul Henri, 78, died from cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage following aspiration pneumonia and opioid-related complications. He was admitted to an aged care home and commenced on MS Contin (morphine) 30mg dail…
74y · Female·Cardio-renal failure due to gangrene of calculous gallbladder, with significant …
…oner found her death was caused by underlying conditions (gangrenous gallbladder, cardiac and respiratory disease) though the anaphylaxis occurred and she suffered arrest. Key failures: triage nurse did not document the…
56y · Male·Hypoxia and cardiac arrest with contributing conditions of Ischaemic Heart Disea…
A 56-year-old man with diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, morbid obesity, and an implanted defibrillator underwent minor toe debridement surgery. T…
59y · Male·multiorgan failure complicating paracetamol toxicity
David James Dorling, a 59-year-old man with multiple sclerosis, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes, ingested 90-100 paracetamol tablets on 1 February 2024 with suicidal intent…
60y · Male·sepsis and aspiration pneumonia in a man with oral squamous cell carcinoma and m…
Henry Allen, a 60-year-old man with oral squamous cell carcinoma, lung cancer, and multiple comorbidities died from sepsis and aspiration pneumonia while in prison custody at Fiona Stanley Hospital. He received appropria…
87y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest, with valvular hear…
An 87-year-old woman died following a CT-guided epidural injection at a private radiology clinic. Although she had undergone the procedure for spinal pain, the radiologist performed an epidural injection at the T12 level…
76y · Male·Chest sepsis in a man with ischaemic heart disease
A 76-year-old man with multiple myeloma and complex medical history died from chest sepsis and myocardial infarction following a medication dispensing error. After discharge from hospital for spinal compression fractures…
63y · Male·End stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy and chronic renal impairment
Nicola Spina, a 63-year-old male prisoner at Port Phillip Prison, died from end-stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy and chronic renal impairment on 17 July 2010. He presented to St Vincent's Hospital on 6 …
49y · Female·Fatal Cardiac Arrhythmia
Melissa Stokes, 49, died from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia one day after successful abdominal hysterectomy and sling surgery. The coroner found the cause was not opioid-induced respiratory depression despite post-operative…
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 …
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