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274 results for liver failure

WAprison- 31 January 2014

Inquest into the Death of Amy TINKER

33y · Female·multiple organ failure complicating sepsis in a woman with cirrhosis of the live…

…iginal woman with unrecognised cirrhosis from chronic alcohol abuse, died from sepsis-related multi-organ failure while imprisoned. She had been admitted to Royal Perth Hospital in 2004 with decompensated liver failure

general practicehepatologycommunicationsystem
WAhospital2020-04-02

Inquest into the Death of Valerie KELLY

67y · Female·bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure on a background of liver cirrhosis and …

…llular carcinoma, and multiple comorbidities, died at Royal Perth Hospital from bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure. She was in custody at Bandyup Women's Prison when she fell on 2 June 2016, fracturing her femoral…

hepatologygastroenterologycommunicationsystemolanzapine
NSWhospital2020-09-17

Inquest into the death of Cemil GULER

80y · Male·metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma

…end-of-life care plan. His clinical deterioration was consistent with terminal carcinoma, with progressive liver failure, electrolyte derangements, and decreased consciousness. The coroner found no evidence of deficient…

oncologypalliative care
SAhome2013-02-13

Coroner's Finding: MILLER Franklin Delano

58y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinomatosis with unknown primary source

…prisoner died of metastatic adenocarcinoma with unknown primary. In September 2006, significantly abnormal liver enzymes (GGT 2093) and hyperglycemia were detected. A December 2006 ultrasound identified an indeterminate…

general practiceoncologydiagnosticcommunication
WAhospital2025-05-08

Inquest into the Death of Tony RUICH

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

Tony Ruich, a 55-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from decompensated liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma with terminal palliative care. He had pre-existing cirr…

hepatologypalliative careheroin
NSW2022-11-21

Inquest into death of Edward ENGLISH

87y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease with significant contributing conditions of liver cirrho…

…sh, an 87-year-old man imprisoned for child sexual offence, died of ischaemic heart disease complicated by liver cirrhosis and pulmonary hypertension at Long Bay Correctional Centre Hospital. He had significant pre-exis…

cardiologypalliative care
NSWhospital2019-09-04

Inquest into the death of Thomas MILLAR

53y · Male·Complications of metastatic rectal cancer

Thomas Millar, a 53-year-old man in custody, died from complications of metastatic rectal cancer with liver failure. He had been diagnosed with advanced cancer in 2015 with a poor prognosis and underwent chemothera…

oncologypalliative care
SAhospital2016-08-04

Coroner's Finding: CAILES Kevin Arnold

53y · Male·sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end stage liv…

… Arnold Cailes, 53, died from sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end-stage liver failure. He had cirrhosis diagnosed in 2011 with alcoholism as the likely cause, and despite repeated medi…

hepatologyinfectious diseasesdiuretics
VIChospital2026-02-10

Finding into death of David James Dorling

59y · Male·multiorgan failure complicating paracetamol toxicity

… overdose. Police responded promptly and he was transferred to Dandenong Hospital where he developed acute liver failure and multi-organ failure despite maximal intensive care and N-acetylcysteine. Transfer to Austin Ho…

emergency medicineintensive careparacetamol
WAhospital2020-10-08

Inquest into the Death of Wayne Frederick LEESE

54y · Male·Complications including hepatic encephalopathy, pneumonia and multi-organ failur…

…s of hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma including hepatic encephalopathy, pneumonia and multi-organ failure. He collapsed at Acacia Prison on 4 May 2018 with seizures and was rapidly transferred to St John of God …

hepatologyemergency medicinemethadone
NSWhospital2018-01-31

Inquest into the death of Michael Clark

53y · Male·Complications of hepatocellular carcinoma with significant contributing patholog…

…l sentence. He had received appropriate treatment for hepatitis C, which was cleared by 2016, but multiple liver lesions were subsequently identified as carcinomas. He was deemed unsuitable for chemotherapy and transiti…

oncologyhepatologypeginterferon alfa-2a
SAhospital2025-05-20

Coroner's Finding: Foster, Stephen John

74y · Male·acute on chronic liver failure complicating common bile duct cholangiocarcinoma …

Stephen John Foster, aged 74, died in hospital from acute on chronic liver failure complicating common bile duct cholangiocarcinoma. He was serving a prison sentence at the time. In…

correctional healthsurgery
VIChospital2011-08-17

Finding into death of Noel Robert Rogerson

50y · Male·Chronic liver disease (alcohol, hepatitis C) with hepatocellular carcinoma and c…

Noel Robert Rogerson, a 50-year-old prisoner with chronic liver disease (alcohol-related cirrhosis and hepatitis C), died from decompensated liver disease with hepatocell…

gastroenterologyhepatologysystemcommunication
NThospital2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 51 of 2024

59y · Female·Complications of blunt force chest injuries with clinically diagnosed Pseudomona…

A 59-year-old woman with Child Pugh C liver cirrhosis and COPD suffered a single-vehicle crash on 15 October 2024 after losing control of her vehicle …

emergency medicineintensive carealcohol
WAhospital2026-03-09

Inquest into the Death of Russell Graham PENNY

56y · Male·complications of viral hepatitis related advanced-chronic liver disease (medical…

Russell Graham Penny, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man, died from complications of advanced chronic liver disease with hepatocellular carcinoma while imprisoned at Casuarina Prison. He had a long history of hepat…

gastroenterologyhepatologycommunicationsystem
QLDhospital2015-06-12

McIntosh, Robert Dennis

55y · Male·gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices due to hepatocellular ca…

Robert McIntosh, a 55-year-old prisoner with undiagnosed cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis C, and hepatocellular carcinoma, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage and oesophageal varices…

hepatologygastroenterologysystem
NSWhospital2019-02-07

Inquest into the death of Sharon Bell

53y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest in a person with blunt force head injury, end-stage liv…

Sharon Bell was found dead in her hallway on 25 May 2013 aged 53. She had end-stage liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy, had suffered recent blunt force head injuries of unclear origin, and …

emergency medicineforensic medicinediagnosticcommunicationmethadone
VIChospital2012-03-02

Finding into death of Elsa Harrington

45y · Female·Multisystem organ failure secondary to acute liver failure associated with parac…

Elsa Harrington, a 45-year-old woman, died from acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in November 2002. She was admitted post-hysterectomy with bowel …

general surgerycardiologydiagnosticcommunicationparacetamol
SAhospital2017-07-27

Coroner's Finding: DODSON Edward Leonard

78y · Male·metastatic malignancy (unknown primary) with contributing right-sided heart fail…

Leonard Edward Dodson, aged 78, died in custody from metastatic liver cancer (unknown primary) with contributing right-sided heart failure. He had prostate cancer diagnosed in …

urologyoncologydiagnosticdelaygoserelin
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 te…

palliative careoncologythiamine

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