56 results for “stent insertion”
66y · Male·acute myocardial infarction on a background of atherosclerotic cardiovascular di…
… been imprisoned since May 2007 with a complex medical history including previous bypass surgery, multiple stent insertions, chronic renal failure, type-2 diabetes, and COPD. Days before his death, he was hospitalised f…
41y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary atherosclerosis, resulting in sudden…
…e coronary syndrome. Coronary angiography identified a 99% stenosis in the right coronary artery which was stented with excellent angiographic result. He was discharged the following day on dual antiplatelet therapy, st…
51y · Male·Sepsis due to or as a consequence of right lower limb necrotising fasciitis due …
A 51-year-old man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma died from sepsis following necrotising fasciitis of the lower limb, which developed after a pseudo-aneurysm complication from coronary angiography. Key clinical less…
70y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
A 70-year-old sentenced prisoner with severe ischaemic heart disease and prior myocardial infarctions died from acute myocardial infarction with coronary artery atherosclerosis. He presented with severe chest pain on 5 O…
77y · Male·sepsis due to retroperitoneal collection after biliary stent insertion on a back…
A 77-year-old Aboriginal man died from sepsis following a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) procedure that perforated his duodenum. Critical failures included: delayed diagnosis and treatment of peritonitis…
62y · Male·fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to end-stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy
…y died from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia in hospital. He had extensive cardiac history including pacemaker insertion, coronary stents, and bypass grafting. Throughout his 10-year imprisonment, he received numerous special…
54y · Male·Bowel ischaemia resulting from acute thrombosis of superior mesenteric artery an…
… died from bowel ischaemia caused by acute thrombosis of his superior mesenteric artery and coeliac artery stents post-operatively. He had undergone left total knee replacement surgery at Fairfield Hospital on 28 Septem…
68y · Male·Metastatic gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Bassillios Byron Pantazis, a 68-year-old man in custody at Port Phillip Prison, died from metastatic gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma. He had multiple comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and chron…
56y · Female·Complications of cervical cancer
Kerry Forrest, aged 56, died in custody on 26 January 2016 from complications of advanced cervical cancer. She was serving a 25-year sentence after being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 2012, prior to sentenci…
67y · Male·metastatic prostate cancer
Ian McAuliffe, a 67-year-old man serving a custodial sentence, died from metastatic prostate cancer. The case examined whether his cancer treatment as a prisoner was adequate compared to community care. His oncologist Dr…
56y · Female·sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Julie Michele Dunn, a 56-year-old female prisoner, died of sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma. She had presented months earlier with gastrointestinal symptoms (weight loss, nausea, vomiting, epiga…
62y · Male·Mediastinitis due to perforated oesophagus, with severe emphysema as a contribut…
A 62-year-old man with severe emphysema and chronic oesophageal stricture died from mediastinitis secondary to perforated oesophagus. He had undergone 46 oesophageal dilations since December 2022, with frequent mucosal t…
81y · Male·valvular heart disease with cardiac amyloidosis
Murray Eric Clark, 81-year-old prisoner with extensive cardiac history including aortic stenosis, sick sinus syndrome with pacemaker, and recent TAVI procedure, collapsed and died in prison infirmary on 20 September 2019…
40y · Male·drowning
…ing a minor theft. He had recently undergone major abdominal surgery (partial gastrectomy, pancreatic duct stenting) for a bleeding duodenal ulcer two months prior and was discharged with active drains still in situ. Me…
55y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium due to acute ruptured myocardial infar…
A 55-year-old woman with extensive coronary artery disease presented for elective stent placement to her left anterior descending artery. During the procedure, a small diagonal branch vessel was…
61y · Male·metastatic oesophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma
Terrence Wells, a 61-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic oesophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma in December 2018. Cancer was diagnosed in April 2018 after he reported difficulty swallowing, which was initially attribut…
50y · Male·Ischaemic and valvular heart disease (severe aortic stenosis) with other signifi…
…disease (aortic stenosis) died suddenly in hospital following multiple myocardial infarctions. He had consistently refused invasive interventions including valve replacement surgery despite medical recommendations, elec…
74y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure
Ronald William Beaumont, 74, died from acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure following a second shoulder washout procedure. Key clinical lessons: (1) Despite inadvertent withholding of dual an…
70y · Male·not able to be determined
Patrick Moriarty, a 70-year-old Irish-born station worker, disappeared from Larrimah (population 12) on 16 December 2017 with his newly acquired red kelpie dog. Despite extensive searches over several years, his remains …
83y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with her…
Frank Valentine, an 83-year-old man, died from congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and anaemia as contributory conditions. He was serv…
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