25 results for “gastrointestinal illness”
80y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
…rlier GP engagement and physical health assessment might have identified the obstructive uropathy and gastrointestinal dysfunction contributing to aspiration risk; multidisciplinary approach needed for patients with seve…
55y · Male·Septicaemia due to hydronephrosis and infection
…ealth records were not cross-referenced; and hoarding disorder was not recognised as a diagnosable mental illness in Australia at the time. The death was potentially preventable through earlier coordinated whole-of-pers…
55y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity in a woman with coronary artery atherosclerosis
…old woman with complex medical history including chronic pain, previous multiple abdominal surgeries, gastrointestinal disorders, mental health issues including DID, and suicidal ideation died from multiple drug toxicity…
41y · Male·Septicaemia secondary to chronic peptic ulcer disease
Simon Cartwright, a 41-year-old man with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, died in custody from septicemia secondary to chronic peptic ulcer disease. He had a documented ulcer history diagnosed in November 2020 and sho…
41y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia; contributing factors: toxic megacolon, ce…
David Orton, a 41-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and severe kyphoscoliosis, died from cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia complicated by toxic megacolon and Salmonella infection. Over 18 mon…
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