51 results for “aortic aneurysm”
71y · Male·End-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and atherosclerotic heart diseas…
Colin Albert Winter, a 71-year-old prisoner who died from end-stage COPD and atherosclerotic heart disease, received comprehensive medical care during 33 years of incarceration at Casuarina Prison. Key clinical lessons i…
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
Ellis Newton Hughes, 83-year-old retired mining engineer with metastatic prostate cancer, sustained a femoral fracture in a fall on 5 February 2020. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation on 10 February 2020 a…
82y · Male·Complications of large bowel obstruction in a man with diverticular disease and …
An 82-year-old man died from complications of large bowel obstruction secondary to a sigmoid mass while incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison. He presented with abdominal pain and vomiting following a fall, and imaging con…
71y · Female·massive acute haemolysis leading to severe anaemia and multi-system failure as a…
…m massive acute haemolysis and multi-system failure after receiving incompatible blood transfusions during aortic aneurysm repair. Pre-operative blood samples from Stoll and another patient (Kovendy) were inadvertently m…
81y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision, specifically transection…
… Barrie died from multiple injuries including transection of the thoracic aorta at a site of pre-existing aneurysmal dilation. The coroner identified inadequate pedestrian crossing facilities and poor road lighting as co…
Unknown·Three deaths with different primary causes: James Unicomb - acute toxicity due t…
…comb (22, 2005) from multi-drug overdose after naltrexone implant; Michael Poole (48, 2008) from ruptured aneurysm post-Rapid Opioid Detoxification; Grace Yates (24, 2010) from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy after ROD.…
79y · Male·acute bronchitis on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease
Stanley Taylor, a 79-year-old man serving life imprisonment, died from acute bronchitis on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease. He presented to St Vincent's Hospital with chest pain and shortness of…
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving palliative care for terminal cancer of the r…
Bill Portelli, a 64-year-old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia and terminal rectum cancer with liver metastases, died of bronchopneumonia (from aspirated vomit) while receiving palliative care at Alma Street Centre…
56y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis
A 56-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and stenting presented to his GP on 17 February 2020 with right upper quadrant discomfort. The GP did not consider a cardiac source, attributing symptoms to abd…
89y · Male·Complications in association with a gastrointestinal illness in an elderly man w…
Raymond Sydney Cheek, an 89-year-old prisoner with multiple comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, died from complications of gastrointestinal illness with acute renal failure. While medical care at Casuarin…
85y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision
Pamela Louise Elsdon, 85, died from multiple injuries sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision caused by her husband's driving error. Her husband had documented progressive cognitive decline and dementia fro…
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