658 results for “palliative care management”
68y · Male·Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
…ld NDIS participant in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia at a palliative care unit. He had suffered from this progressive terminal condition for four years and had longstanding …
64y · Male·hepatocellular carcinoma
…odation, died from hepatocellular carcinoma after a 12-month illness. He was admitted to McCulloch House palliative care unit on 23 November 2022 and died three days later. The coroner found no evidence of deficient clin…
53y · Male·Complications of metastatic rectal cancer
…s disease had progressed significantly with liver failure and malignant ascites, prompting transition to palliative care with a life expectancy of 2-4 weeks. He was transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital and died there …
69y · Female·Metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma
… Advanced ovarian cancer was diagnosed in November 2022 following imaging and paracentesis. She received palliative care from January 2023. Following a fall in mid-January with subsequent ED presentations for hip pain an…
51y · Female·Complications of metastatic ovarian carcinoma
…ng and abdominal distension caused by tumour-related bowel obstruction. Following family consultation, a palliative approach was adopted given the terminal diagnosis. Death occurred in hospital as an expected outcome of …
41y · Female·Metastatic oesophageal carcinoma
…luding Asperger's syndrome, intellectual disability, and epilepsy. She was appropriately managed under a palliative care pathway coordinated by Eastern Palliative Care and her GP, with Oxycodone prescribed for pain manag…
70y · Male·advanced left frontal glioblastoma (operated)
…rwent debulking surgery and received chemotherapy and radiotherapy as an outpatient. Despite appropriate palliative care coordination between prison health services and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, his condition deterio…
50y · Male·Tracheal obstruction due to poorly differentiated metastatic malignant epithelio…
…dly progressive cancer involving extensive mediastinal and cervical lymph node involvement, he underwent palliative radiotherapy and multiple chemotherapy regimens without response. The tumour was deemed unsuitable for c…
66y · Male·metastatic oesophageal cancer
… man detained under criminal legislation died from metastatic oesophageal cancer at a hospital providing palliative care. He presented with weight loss and dysphagia in late 2016, was investigated at Royal Adelaide Hospi…
50y · Male·aspiration pneumonia (with Down syndrome as contributing condition)
…epilepsy, cognitive impairment and oropharyngeal dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was under palliative care in the community following a January 2014 diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia and oropharyngeal dysph…
70y · Male·general inanition on a background of advanced frontotemporal dementia
…spite numerous interventions. Over two months, he experienced progressive physical and behavioural decline. Care was transitioned to palliative management in April 2014, and he died peacefully. The coroner found no issue…
50y · Male·Chronic liver disease (alcohol, hepatitis C) with hepatocellular carcinoma and c…
…8 March 2009 at St Vincent's Hospital. The inquest identified system-level shortcomings in prison health management rather than direct clinical failures. Key issues included: inadequate medical alert rating (M2 instead o…
54y · Male·metastatic lung cancer with terminal palliative care
…indicators. Subsequent investigations revealed brain and lung lesions. Thompson underwent craniotomy and palliative radiotherapy before returning to prison for end-of-life care. The coroner found his medical and palliati…
86y · Female·Metastatic ovarian cancer (high-grade serous carcinoma)
An 86-year-old woman serving a life sentence died of metastatic ovarian cancer in palliative care. After diagnosis in April 2023, treatment was appropriately limited to symptom management given her…
55y · Male·decompensated liver failure in a man with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, w…
…prisoner, died from decompensated liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma with terminal palliative care. He had pre-existing cirrhosis diagnosed in 2012, likely from hepatitis C and chronic alcohol depen…
77y · Male·Complications of Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma
…ectal cancer with less than 12 months prognosis in December 2019, he declined chemotherapy and opted for palliative care. His death from natural causes occurred during end-of-life care following his informed decisions an…
59y · Female·Pneumonia
…viita, a 59-year-old woman with Down's syndrome and advanced Alzheimer's disease, died of pneumonia in a palliative care unit. She had been declining throughout 2022, with loss of swallowing ability, mobility, and commun…
79y · Male·Complications associated with metastatic colorectal carcinoma and diabetes melli…
…hronic kidney disease, and osteomyelitis, died from cancer complications. He was appropriately placed in palliative care and received adequate pain management and end-of-life care within the prison hospital setting. The …
91y · Female·dementia complicated by subdural haemorrhage
… guardianship order died from dementia complicated by subdural haemorrhage. She sustained a fall at an aged care facility in July 2021, resulting in a 6mm subdural haematoma. Neurosurgery declined intervention as unsuita…
61y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of multiple sclerosis
…nted with fever and cough on 26 November 2022 and was admitted to Austin Hospital. He was transferred to palliative care on 29 November and died on 1 December from aspiration pneumonia. The coroner found no evidence of i…
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