60 results for “aortic valve disease”
70y · Male·ischaemic and valvular heart disease with chronic pulmonary disease being a sign…
Barry Faulkner, aged 70, died of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with chronic pulmonary disease while in lawful custody at Long Bay Correctional Complex on 25 January 202…
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 l…
37y · Male·valvular and ischaemic heart disease
Eric Wumbie, a 37-year-old Aboriginal male prisoner, died from valvular and ischaemic heart disease on 13 April 2016 following intraoperative cardiac arrest during planned cardiothoracic surgery at Fiona S…
37y · Male·acute viral pneumonia secondary to swine flu (H1N1) infection of the lungs, exac…
…age 37, died of acute viral pneumonia secondary to H1N1 influenza, complicated by chronic rheumatic heart disease. He died in police/correctional custody following arrest at hospital discharge for a hip abscess. Key cli…
75y · Male·Acute cardiac failure due to mitral valve disease (surgically treated)
Arthur Lawrence Smith, 75, underwent successful mitral valve repair and coronary artery bypass grafts at TPCH on 2 August 2004 and was discharged 5 days later. On 19 A…
72y · Male·acute leukaemia on a background of ischaemic heart disease
…n serving a suspended home detention sentence, died of acute leukaemia on a background of ischaemic heart disease after admission to Ashford Hospital in August 2009. He had significant medical comorbidities including pr…
55y · Male·right intracerebral haemorrhage and left middle cerebral artery cerebrovascular …
…al intervention was contraindicated due to ongoing anticoagulation effects needed for his artificial heart valves. A multidisciplinary team appropriately decided on palliative care given his poor prognosis (months expec…
83y · Female·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease
An 83-year-old woman with Down syndrome and cardiac disease died from congestive cardiac failure at Royal Adelaide Hospital following accidental medication administr…
65y · Male·Multi-organ failure in a man with an ischaemic right leg treated with opioids
A 65-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions (COPD, cardiac failure, diabetes, obesity) was admitted with pneumonia and severe ischaemic right leg pain. Opioid analgesia for the leg pain precipitated delirium, requ…
68y · Female·Complications of a right subdural haemorrhage (palliated), sustained in a fall
Vanna Vassallo, a 68-year-old with schizophrenia, chronic comorbidities and documented high fall risk, died from complications of a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at an aged mental health inpatient unit. She ha…
74y · Female·right lower lobe pneumonia (Staphylococcus aureus)
A 74-year-old woman admitted for depression and functional decline following aortic valve replacement received 15mg Nitrazepam instead of prescribed 15mg Mirtazapine due to drug name confusi…
33y · Male·Longstanding atheromatous coronary artery disease with severe stenosis and cardi…
A 33-year-old Aboriginal man died in custody from longstanding atheromatous coronary artery disease with cardiac hypertrophy. On presentation to the prison clinic with non-specific symptoms (headache, thro…
Male·Angel Blanco-Puerto: acute heart failure as result of long-standing damage from …
Four men died from acute heart failure after ambulance officers declined or inadequately pursued hospital transport. In Angel Blanco-Puerto, no potentially life-threatening condition was identified at the time. However, …
94y · Female·Complications of metastatic lobular carcinoma of the breast in a woman with deme…
A 94-year-old woman with advanced dementia and metastatic breast cancer died from complications of her malignancy. She presented repeatedly with vomiting due to duodenal obstruction from metastatic tumour, but this was n…
88y · Female·combined effects of an overdose of hydromorphone and complications of pneumonia …
An 88-year-old woman with chronic lung disease, heart disease, and recent pneumonia following faecal transplant for clostridium difficile colitis was pr…
86y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
An 86-year-old woman with delirium, depression, and multiple cardiac comorbidities died by asphyxiation with a plastic bag while in a transitional care facility. She had expressed wishes to die, references to suicide, an…
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…
1y · Female·Rapidly developing Streptococcus pneumoniae infection leading to invasive pneumo…
…ld girl, died from rapidly developing Streptococcus pneumoniae infection leading to invasive pneumococcal disease while in childcare on 24 August 2018. Key clinical lessons emerged: (1) Pneumococcal disease can progress…
83y · Female·Pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures sustained in the setting of mult…
Margaret Barton, 83, died of pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures from multiple falls. Critical clinical lessons: (1) The Oxazepam regimen directly contributed to her death. Dr C. tripled her dose from 15mg to…
75y · Male·multifactorial causes on a background of ischaemic heart disease, generalised va…
Robert Bischard, a 75-year-old man with multiple complex comorbidities including coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, died five days after elective right total knee replacement surgery…
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