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136 results for chronic hepatitis

NT2007-03-09

Inquest into the death of Patrick Heenan

50y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis

…ere administered. Autopsy revealed previously undiagnosed severe coronary atherosclerosis (80% stenosis), chronic hepatitis, diabetes, and hypertension. The coroner found the response by prison staff was timely and appr…

general practiceemergency medicinemetformin
WAAugust 2024

Inquest into the Death of Robert Allan EXELL

55y · Male·Complications of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in a man with mult…

…nal man, died from complications of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma while in custody. He had chronic hepatitis C and alcohol-related liver disease since at least 2012. Key clinical gaps included a 12-month …

hepatologygastroenterologydelaysystemmorphine
TAShospital2015-10-09

Coroner's Finding: Hay, Katrina Maree

35y · Female·Acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) following intravenous injection of cru…

A 35-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C and long-standing intravenous drug use died from acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) fo…

emergency medicineintensive carealprazolam
WAhospital2020-06-03

Inquest into the Death of Michael Warren DYBALL

56y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicated by multiorgan failure and hypoxic ischaemic encepha…

Michael Dyball, a 56-year-old prisoner with chronic kidney disease, hepatitis C, and treated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, collapsed in his prison c…

nephrologyoncologydarbepoetin alfa
VIC2020-12-15

Finding into death of Matthew Glenister Blake Clark

51y · Male·Complications of Recurrent Small Bowel Obstruction (palliated)

Matthew Clark, 51, with Down syndrome and chronic liver disease secondary to Hepatitis B, died from complications of recurrent small bowel obstruction. He …

surgerygastroenterology
NSWhospital2014-09-11

Inquest into the death of Stanley LORD

39y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy

…g central line insertion and could not be revived. The coroner concluded the death resulted from combined chronic cardiac disease and acute multi-organ failure, with nothing reasonably preventable and the same outcome l…

cardiologyintensive care
QLDhospital2019-06-20

Lawless-Pyne, Timothy Paul

57y · Male·Bleeding oesophageal varices due to cirrhosis and metastatic hepatocellular carc…

A 57-year-old prisoner with hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma died from bleeding oesophageal varices. He was appro…

gastroenterologyhepatologymorphine
WAhospital2025-05-08

Inquest into the Death of Tony RUICH

55y · Male·decompensated liver failure in a man with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, w…

…ar carcinoma with terminal palliative care. He had pre-existing cirrhosis diagnosed in 2012, likely from hepatitis C and chronic alcohol dependence. In October 2023, abdominal pain investigations revealed advanced hepat…

hepatologypalliative careheroin
WAhospital2019-05-22

Inquest into the Death of Garth Cyril HEAVEN

57y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating metastatic and locally advanced primary adenocarci…

A 57-year-old male prisoner died from bronchopneumonia complicating metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. He was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in February 2016 while incarcerated and opted for palliative care, declining …

palliative careoncologymethadone
QLD2010-04-16

Nguyen, Luong Bang

31y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of a ruptured large fusiform…

A 31-year-old man with long-standing intravenous drug use and hepatitis C died in prison custody from a ruptured mycotic aneurysm causing subarachnoid hemorrhage. He collapsed …

emergency medicineintensive carequetiapine
VIC2010-05-28

Finding into death of Katherine Fiona Walton

47y · Female·insulin overdose

… registered nurse, died from insulin overdose in April 2007. She had a complex medical history including hepatitis C, depression, chronic back pain, epilepsy, and substance use issues. After an argument at home on 23 Ap…

emergency medicinepsychiatrycommunicationsysteminsulin
VIChospital2021-08-16

Finding into death of XA

39y · Male·Complications arising from widely disseminated primary pulmonary small cell carc…

A 39-year-old male inmate died from complications of widely disseminated small cell lung cancer with hepatitis C cirrhosis. He presented with acute psychosis and catatonia in December 2018, receiving appropriate psy…

psychiatryoncologyolanzapine
TAShospital2022-11-11

Coroner's Finding: Revell, Dianne Judith

65y · Female·decompensated liver failure

…s Revell, a 65-year-old with Child Pugh Class C cirrhosis secondary to 20 years of heavy alcohol use and hepatitis C, was admitted following an intoxicated fall causing an olecranon fracture. Post-operatively, she devel…

general surgerygastroenterologycommunication
NSWcommunity2014-12-16

Inquest into the death of Massimo SUKLAN

59y · Male·opiate toxicity

Massimo Suklan, a 59-year-old man with schizo-affective disorder, chronic pain, liver disease and hepatitis, died from opiate toxicity while living in primitive conditions at a mi…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemmorphine
TAShome2015-03-20

Coroner's Finding: Sterling, William John

60y · Male·Complications of chronic lung disease (emphysema, foreign body giant cell reacti…

…c coronary disease, and secondary pulmonary hypertension died at home. He had a history of heavy smoking, chronic back pain treated with morphine, alcohol abuse, and hepatic cirrhosis. Post-mortem examination revealed m…

respiratory medicinecardiologymorphine
WAhospital2022-01-17

Inquest into the Death of Peter Johnnie YOUNG

Male·Complications of alcohol and hepatitis C-related liver disease

Peter Young, an Aboriginal man with advanced alcoholic cirrhosis and recently acquired hepatitis C infection, died of multi-organ failure while on remand in custody. He received appropriate standard me…

hepatologygastroenterologysystemdelayquetiapine
WAhospital2016-10-24

Inquest into the Death of David WAYMOUTH

47y · Male·Multi organ failure and sepsis complicating ulcerating colitis and intestinal ob…

David Waymouth, a 47-year-old prisoner with extensive medical comorbidities including hepatitis C, obesity, chronic pain requiring methadone, and depression, fell from his bed in prison and sustained …

orthopaedic surgerygeneral surgerymethadone
ACThospital2026-05-12

Inquest into the death of Mr Deleman

69y · Male·peritonitis due to perforated bowel

Mr Deleman was a 69-year-old man with untreated schizophrenia, advanced liver cirrhosis, and hepatitis C, presenting to hospital on 1 April 2024 with abdominal swelling. He was admitted to The Canberra Hospi…

emergency medicinegastroenterologypaliperidone
SA2010-10-06

Coroner's Finding: MILLER James William

68y · Male·end stage liver failure due to hepatitis C

James William Miller, aged 68, died of end-stage liver failure due to hepatitis C while an inmate at Yatala Labour Prison, admitted to Mary Potter Hospice for terminal care. He had mul…

palliative careoncologythiamine
VIChospital2016-08-26

Finding into death of Alan William Worrall

47y · Male·Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Alan William Worrall, a 47-year-old man with HIV infection, poor antiretroviral adherence, hepatitis C, and epilepsy, died from progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) caused by JC virus. He was i…

infectious diseasesgeneral medicineanti-retroviral medications

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