263 results for “Cardiac and respiratory failure”
48y · Female·Combined effects of cardiac hypertrophy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a…
KD, a 48-year-old woman with chronic schizo-affective disorder, end-stage renal failure, COPD, cardiac hypertrophy and obesity, died from combined natural causes while under assessment order in…
76y · Male·congestive cardiac failure complicated by type 2 respiratory failure
…chiatric Treatment Order, living in aged care. He had serious physical comorbidities including congestive cardiac failure, type 2 respiratory failure, morbid obesity, and type 2 diabetes. In May 2022, he transitioned to…
54y · Male·Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to inhalation of…
…ing hobby spray-painting work. He was not wearing protective equipment despite warnings on paint containers and advice from his spouse. The shed lacked adequate ventilation. Death resulted from hypoxaemia and respirator…
91y · Female·congestive cardiac failure
A 91-year-old woman with dementia residing in aged care fell in her room and was transported to hospital for assessment of a suspected pelvic fracture. She deteriorated acutely in the …
90y · Male·pneumonia complicating ischaemic heart disease
…tal on 12 September 2022. He had complex medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, chronic cardiac failure, pulmonary disease, and pneumonia. Admitted on 5 August 2022 with multi-lobar pneumonia and cardi…
51y · Male·respiratory failure and cardiac failure on a background of chronic obstructive l…
Colin Peter Smith, aged 51, died of respiratory and cardiac failure from acute pulmonary oedema and pneumonia on a background of chronic obstructive lu…
55y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with a healing myocardial infarction
…cardial infarction while in police custody. He was arrested on 25 January 2018 following a domestic dispute and taken to Bairnsdale Regional Health Service where an abnormal ECG showing old anteroseptal infarct was note…
46y · Male·Cardiomegaly in the setting of hypoventilation syndrome in an obese man with sch…
A 46-year-old man with schizophrenia, COPD, hypoventilation syndrome, obesity and cardiomegaly died suddenly on a psychiatric inpatient unit from a cardiac arrhythmia. He had experienced mu…
Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following ventilatory failure/cardiac arrest (R…
Two obese patients died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following cardio-respiratory deterioration post-operatively at a private hospital without overnight medical cover. John Ryan (54) de…
65y · Male·Multi-organ failure in a man with an ischaemic right leg treated with opioids
A 65-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions (COPD, cardiac failure, diabetes, obesity) was admitted with pneumonia and severe ischaemic right leg pain. Opioid analg…
38y · Male·combined effects of acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly
Marshall Ruben Edgill, a 38-year-old Indigenous man, died in custody from acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly. He had longstanding obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), obesity, asthma, and hype…
75y · Male·Complications of multiple cardiac and respiratory comorbidities
A 75-year-old man with multiple cardiac and respiratory comorbidities died in prison from complications of his underlying conditions. He had pulm…
86y · Male·Sepsis associated with a pericolic abscess, complicated by terminal large intest…
…by terminal gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He had extensive comorbidities including bilateral amputations, cardiac failure, and respiratory failure, with a long history of medical non-compliance and challenging behaviour…
24y · Female·Cardiac conducting system disease leading to asystole against a background of a …
A 24-year-old woman with complex congenital cardiac disease, cerebral palsy, and hydrocephalus was admitted to a secondary hospital with a respiratory tract …
1y · Female·sudden cardiac death on a background of rhinovirus infection
Harriet Ostler, a 19-month-old toddler, was admitted to Port Macquarie Base Hospital with viral respiratory symptoms and died from sudden cardiac death due to underlying myocarditis/cardiomyopathy precipitated b…
51y · Male·combined effects of dilated cardiomyopathy with myocardial fibrosis and prescrip…
… 51, died at the Forensic Hospital from combined effects of dilated cardiomyopathy with myocardial fibrosis and toxic levels of clozapine and aripiprazole. He was an involuntary forensic psychiatric patient with treatme…
43y · Female·Complications of morbid obesity, including progressive respiratory and cardiac f…
Nicole Abbott, 43, died from complications of morbid obesity (BMI 54.4) including progressive respiratory and cardiac failure, exacerbated by smoking and obstructive sleep apnoea. She was subject to a Psychiat…
63y · Male·Respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways dis…
Lewis Chetcuti, 63-year-old involuntary psychiatric patient with longstanding schizophrenia and significant comorbidities including severe COPD, congestive cardiac failure and chroni…
47y · Female·Mycoplasma pneumonia secondary to rhinovirus infection
Christine Klofa, a 47-year-old woman with Down syndrome and multiple comorbidities, died from mycoplasma pneumonia secondary to rhinovirus infection. She presented to …
53y · Female·Unascertained
…oximately 6 grams of mushroom powder brewed as tea, became unable to walk, reported breathing difficulties, and went into cardiac arrest. Post-mortem examination was inconclusive; the cause of death remains unascertaine…
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