49 results for “obstructive airways disease”
77y · Male·Complications of chronic obstructive airways disease and ischaemic heart disease
John Paul Barnett, a 77-year-old prisoner with complex medical history including COPD, ischaemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, and recently diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, died at St Vincent's Hospital on C…
53y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis; chronic obstructive airways disease; chronic cholecyst…
…m away, but expert review concluded this was unlikely to have altered outcome given his severe underlying disease and already unresponsive state upon nurse arrival. Medical care provided was appropriate and met communit…
86y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease on a background of valvular heart disease, prostatic enl…
…d prisoner with multiple chronic illnesses (COPD, atrial fibrillation, emphysema) died of ischaemic heart disease in a palliative care unit. He was admitted to hospital on 21 April 2019 with end-stage COPD and died 19 d…
61y · Female·respiratory failure consistent with end-stage chronic obstructive airways disord…
A 61-year-old woman with chronic obstructive airways disease, liver disease, depression, and alcohol dependence died from respiratory failure. Her g…
65y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with antecedent cause of secondary progressive multiple scl…
Darryle Rodney Gilbert, a 65-year-old man with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, died from aspiration pneumonia on 30 December 2022 at Austin Hospital. He had been admitted on 19 December 2022 with aspirated pneu…
51y · Male·Hyperthermia of unknown cause in a man with cardiac hypertrophy; chronic obstruc…
Arthur Andrianakis, 51, died from hyperthermia of unknown cause with cardiac hypertrophy and COPD. He presented to hospital with respiratory distress following police custody for assaulting his mother. Initial diagnosis …
68y · Male·decompensated heart failure with pulmonary hypertensive crisis complicated by pn…
…ospital. Key clinical issues identified were: (1) unavailability of his CPAP machine despite documented obstructive sleep apnoea requiring it in the community; (2) mobility barriers limiting access to the prison health …
72y · Male·inanition of terminal metastatic carcinoma of the left lung
…Act died of inanition from terminal metastatic lung cancer at an aged care facility. He had advanced lung disease from chronic smoking and was diagnosed with inoperable, aggressive lung cancer with brain metastases in e…
80y · Male·Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with dementia, diabetes mellitus and hyp…
An 80-year-old man with extensive medical comorbidities (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, dementia, diabetes, hypertension, COAD, previous MI with bypass grafts) died in custody at Long Bay Hosp…
77y · Male·multi-organ failure secondary to myocardial infarction
…to myocardial infarction. He had multiple comorbidities including diabetes, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, and heart failure. Pressure ulcers developed during his initial hospital stay and became colonised with …
89y · Male·multi-organ failure on a background of advanced dementia and small cell lung can…
…y at Yatala Labour Prison. He entered prison aged 83 with complex medical needs including ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and diabetes. Over his six-year incarceration, he received regular medical care from prison medica…
40y · Male·respiratory failure due to Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
…ARDS. The coroner found sedation from multiple CNS depressants combined with his comorbidities (chronic obstructive airways disease, morbid obesity, undiagnosed coronary artery disease) likely triggered collapse. Critic…
83y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
Neil Bethune, 83, died from ischaemic heart disease with coronary atherosclerosis while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Normanby House. He was admitted…
74y · Male·Acute exacerbation of chronic airways disease, with carcinoma of prostate being …
…m Berger, a 74-year-old man serving a life sentence for murder, died from acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with metastatic prostate cancer as a significant contributing condition. In Ju…
92y · Female·community acquired pneumonia on a background of end stage chronic obstructive ai…
Mrs Betty Hewlett, 92, died of community-acquired pneumonia on a background of end-stage COAD. She was admitted to hospital in late December 2012 with health deterioration and malnutrition (38kg). She developed acute psy…
69y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia and mixed drug toxicity (oxycodone and pentobarbitone)
…nder home detention bail with electronic monitoring. He had a complex medical history including chronic obstructive airways disease, chronic pain, depression, and recent psychiatric assessment revealing paranoid psychos…
55y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Stefan Wakeman, aged 55, died of ischaemic heart disease while in custody at Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre on 9 June 2019. Autopsy revealed significant…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
…Inpatient Treatment Order for psychiatric assessment. Despite improvements initially, her underlying lung disease precluded intubation. She deteriorated and died 4 days later. Clinical lessons include: recognition that …
Male·David Gurralpa: sudden heart attack (coronary atherosclerosis with long-standing…
…traint in prone positions. David Gurralpa, a 39-year-old Aboriginal man with pre-existing coronary artery disease, died of sudden cardiac arrest following police restraint during a domestic disturbance call. Robert Plas…
24y · Male·Cardiac arrest in a man with Sotos syndrome and multiple comorbidities, includin…
Joshua Fredrik Van Malssen, a 24-year-old man with Sotos syndrome, complex cardiac disease, asthma, and obesity, died from cardiac arrest after being restrained in the prone position during a lawf…
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