624 results for “pulmonary disease”
47y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of type 1 diabetes mellitus, previous cerebr…
A 47-year-old NDIS participant with a history of stroke, diabetes, and complex comorbidities died from aspiration pneumonia at Austin Hospital. She had been living in specialist disability accommodation with support serv…
66y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to renal vein thrombus secondary to renal cell car…
Sylvia Crane, 66, died from pulmonary thromboembolism caused by tumour thrombus originating from renal cell carcinoma. She had a five-month de…
45y · Female·mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methylamphetamine
Barbara Dobson, a 45-year-old woman with a long history of substance abuse, violent relationships, and mental health issues, died of mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methylamphetamine on 24 February 2020. Police …
40y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury consequent upon cardiac disease, possible viral infection o…
…e inmate at a correctional facility, died on 27 December 2008 from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac disease and severe pneumonia. Critical failures in prison healthcare were identified. On 17 December, Mr. Magro s…
15y · Unknown·acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting from multi-organ failure as a cons…
…organ failure due to disseminated tuberculosis. He presented to hospital with very advanced post-primary pulmonary tuberculosis requiring immediate ventilation. The coroner found that Child A had been unwell for at leas…
78y · Male·suppurative bronchitis complicating chronic obstructive airways disease (emphyse…
…general practitioner's reliance on unvetted aged care staff to monitor a patient with chronic respiratory disease, continuing prescription renewals without examination for 8 months; (2) absence of regular clinical revie…
58y · Male·Hypertensive and valvular heart disease
Kevin McCracken, 58, died of hypertensive and valvular heart disease following sudden cardiac collapse in a prison pre-release unit. He had complex pre-existing cardiac disea…
79y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of small bowel obstruction
A 79-year-old man with intellectual disability and multiple comorbidities (atrial fibrillation, COPD, epilepsy) presented with vomiting on 9 June 2016. His GP was initially not concerned, but after a third vomiting episo…
81y · Female·ischaemic bowel
An 81-year-old woman with longstanding depression and multiple comorbidities fell and fractured her humerus in March 2009. During rehabilitation, she became increasingly depressed and self-neglectful, refusing food and c…
63y · Male·metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma with chronic obstructive lung disease
Mr Curtin, a 63-year-old with metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma and severe COPD, was admitted to Repatriation General Hospital on 14 August 2015 with dyspnea and confusion. His condition deteriorated with delirium…
68y · Female·Complications of a fall with contributing factors of respiratory failure, respir…
… The coroner found her death resulted from natural causes (likely respiratory failure, cardiac event, or pulmonary embolism) compounded by her complex medical and psychiatric conditions. Care was deemed appropriate; no …
0y · Female·Pneumonia in an infant with surgically repaired congenital heart disease, premat…
A 9.5-month-old girl with complex medical history (prematurity at 29 weeks, congenital heart disease status post multiple repairs, necrotising enterocolitis with ileostomy, failure to thrive) died from acut…
64y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia in a woman with liver failure
…erminal liver failure and multiple chronic conditions (cardiac cirrhosis, heart failure, COPD, diabetes, pulmonary hypertension). Discharged from hospital on 3 September 2005 after treatment for leg ulcers despite being…
44y · Female·salt water drowning due to ascent barotrauma (cerebral arterial gas embolism)
Jennifer Lee Barrington, age 44, died from salt water drowning due to ascent barotrauma (cerebral arterial gas embolism/CAGE) during a recreational scuba dive. She had significant undisclosed medical conditions including…
84y · Male·Overdose of prescription morphine (Ordine oral morphine liquid), self-administer…
An 84-year-old man with advanced emphysema, colorectal cancer history, and severe functional decline took an intentional overdose of prescription morphine at home. In the weeks before death, he experienced progressive dy…
82y · Male·Self-inflicted partial contact shotgun wound of the head
An 82-year-old man with recently diagnosed myeloma died by self-inflicted shotgun wound. He had undergone intensive chemotherapy causing significant deterioration in physical health, mental state, and independence. Six w…
49y · Male·unascertainable; possible explanations include epileptic seizure, cardiac arrhyt…
…2005), constipation managed with laxative and enema, developmental brain abnormality, and ischaemic heart disease identified at autopsy. The coroner found he received acceptable supervision and care despite systemic con…
38y · Male·The combined effect of Methylamphetamine Toxicity and prolonged restraint in a p…
…xicity (extremely high levels >10mg/L), prolonged restraint, and underlying single-vessel coronary artery disease (75-80% stenosis). Police restraint was deemed appropriate and minimal contributor to death. Paramedic ca…
64y · Male·Complications of eosinophilic asthma with bronchiectasis and allergic bronchopul…
Wayne Mullin, a 64-year-old man with severe eosinophilic asthma, bronchiectasis, and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, died between 21 September and 20 October 2021. Toxicology revealed oxycodone and diazepam…
80y · Female·Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a woman with Left Femur Fracture
…ery was rescheduled for 6 July and commenced at 1:00 pm. Shortly after induction, she suffered a massive pulmonary embolism and died at 3:05 pm despite resuscitation attempts. Post-mortem confirmed acute PE with thrombo…
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