100 results for “morbid obesity”
29y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating acute and chronic Wernicke's encephalopathy an…
Grant Austin, a 29-year-old man with intellectual disability and morbid obesity, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating Wernicke's encephalopathy. He presented with prolonge…
54y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy following a period of restraint on a background of morb…
A 54-year-old man with schizophrenia, homelessness, and morbid obesity was arrested for wilful exposure and disorderly conduct. During restraint in the prone position wi…
43y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to pulmonary thromboembolism (right calf deep vein thro…
…fied that no VTE prophylaxis was prescribed or even considered, despite her having two major risk factors: morbid obesity (BMI 48.3) and immobility from the tendon injury. The coroner noted that Achilles tendon rupture w…
39y · Male·cardiomegaly
…ealth Act at Lyell McEwin Health Service. He had chronic schizophrenia managed with antipsychotics and was morbidly obese (BMI 46). His death was unexpected as he had no prior cardiac diagnosis. The coroner found his det…
24y · Male·Combination of factors including methylamphetamine toxicity, physical exertion, …
… his death resulted from a combination of factors: methylamphetamine toxicity, physical exertion, anxiety, morbid obesity, and compromised cardiorespiratory function from brief prone restraint. While restraint contribute…
55y · Female·asphyxia due to choking on food (steak)
A 55-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, schizophrenia, depression, and substance use disorder died from asphyxia ca…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular dis…
…endan Triffett, aged 40 years with significant acquired brain injury from a past drug overdose, multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, epilepsy, emphysema and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, died sudden…
36y · Male·Complications of morbid obesity, including cardiac enlargement, aspiration of ga…
A 36-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and Capgras syndrome died from complications of morbid obesity (183.5 kg, BMI 45.3). He was discharged from hospital on 14 January 2019 after admission for respi…
33y · Male·Decompensated congestive cardiac failure complicating acute myocardial infarctio…
A 33-year-old man with morbid obesity and steroid dependency presented with chest pain and light-headedness. Initial GP assessment misse…
47y · Male·abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) induced by atherosclerosis, occurring in the …
… suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia on a background of severe coronary atherosclerosis, sleep apnoea, and morbid obesity, while receiving multiple psychotropic medications. Key clinical lessons: his medical conditions w…
76y · Male·congestive cardiac failure complicated by type 2 respiratory failure
…ith schizophrenia subject to a Psychiatric 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…
48y · Male·unascertained
Daniel Harvey, a 48-year-old man with morbid obesity, cirrhosis, diabetes, and polysubstance use including methadone and methamphetamine, was found unr…
58y · Male·drowning
…tems rather than low-pressure hookah application. Contributing factors included his poor physical fitness (morbid obesity), lack of buoyancy compensator, heavy weight vest, and diving in thick bull kelp. The coroner note…
69y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy due to or as a consequence of coronary atherosclerosis …
…diomyopathy (previous triple coronary bypass in 2000), Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, and morbid obesity, died of acute myocardial infarction while in custody at Wolston Correctional Centre. He was found…
47y · Male·Pulmonary thrombo-embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in setting of morbi…
A 47-year-old man with morbid obesity presented with respiratory failure, productive cough, and calf swelling. His GP appropriately susp…
44y · Male·unascertained
…4, died suddenly in prison on 2 January 2023. He had schizophrenia managed with antipsychotics and severe obesity (BMI 41.6). In December 2022, he showed signs of significant deterioration including extreme daytime slee…
50y · Male·bronchitis (pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009) in a man with chronic obstructive pu…
… Maxwell Collins, a 50-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and morbid obesity, died from bronchitis due to pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 while an involuntary patient at Grayla…
68y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to gram-negative sepsis on a background of recent myocar…
A 68-year-old male prisoner with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, end-stage renal failure, COPD, morbid obesity) presented with acute myocardial infarction …
31y · Male·global hypoxic brain injury secondary to positional asphyxia following an epilep…
… factors included poorly controlled epilepsy (related to medication non-compliance and sleep deprivation), morbid obesity (BMI 39), and undiagnosed sleep apnoea. This case highlights the importance of seizure management …
34y · Male·ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary atherosclerosis as an antecedent c…
…ferrals). Buvidal was commenced with only 1 day on Suboxone (guidelines suggest 7 days minimum), given his morbid obesity, undiagnosed sleep apnoea, and low oxygen saturation (94%). The coroner found systemic resourcing …
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