152 results for “chronic atrial fibrillation”
74y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis
Mr Robert Howlett, a 74-year-old man with extensive comorbidities including chronic lung disease, hypertension and severe hearing disability, died of ischaemic heart disease and coronary at…
76y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes
Joseph David Jones, a 76-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, was admitted to an acute psychogeriatric unit on 29 November 2022 for a relapse associated with medication non-adherence. He was commenced on intramusc…
82y · Female·traumatic closed head injury (subdural haematoma) resulting from a fall from sta…
…er 2021. She was admitted five days after discharge from Hobart Private Hospital where she was treated for atrial fibrillation with metoprolol and flecainide. At RHH, both aspirin and apixaban were prescribed due to medi…
63y · Male·End stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy and chronic renal impairment
…ina, a 63-year-old male prisoner at Port Phillip Prison, died from end-stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy and chronic renal impairment on 17 July 2010. He presented to St Vincent's Hospital on 6 July 2010 with acute pulmona…
82y · Male·Complications associated with advanced chronic lung disease
Ivan Metcalfe, aged 82, died of complications from advanced chronic lung disease while in prison custody. He had multiple comorbidities including diabetes, ischaemic cardiov…
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
…nthony George Bennett, a 77-year-old man with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease, and end-stage kidney disease, died from shock due to bowel isch…
79y · Male·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of emphysema (chronic obstructive pulmonar…
…at Rockhampton Base Hospital. He had extensive comorbidities including COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and chronic kidney disease. Following multiple hospital admissions for infective exacerbations of COPD and progressiv…
77y · Male·Cerebral infarction (stroke) complicating elective hernia repair
A 77-year-old man with atrial fibrillation on warfarin underwent elective hernia repair. Warfarin was appropriately ceased five days pre…
67y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with contributing chronic schizophrenia
Robert Nicholas Hocking, a 67-year-old man with treatment-resistant chronic schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia during his final hospitalization at Royal Adelaide Hospital…
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…
68y · Male·Community acquired chest infection secondary to C6 quadriplegia secondary to rem…
Arnold Polis, a 68-year-old man with C6 quadriplegia from a 1972 diving accident, died from community-acquired chest infection complicated by heart failure. He had recurrent respiratory and urinary tract infections relat…
55y · Female·smoke inhalation from domestic fire caused by unextinguished cigarette
…a prior stroke causing physical disability, intellectual disability, schizophrenia, epilepsy, diabetes and atrial fibrillation died from smoke inhalation in a domestic fire. She was a heavy smoker who smoked indoors and …
71y · Male·Acute myeloid leukaemia due to transformation from chronic myelomonocytic leukae…
…1-year-old prisoner with multiple comorbidities, died from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) transformed from chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia. He made over 40 health service requests while incarcerated, including repeated …
84y · Male·Complications of gout and old spinal injury, cause unknown
An 84-year-old male prisoner with multiple comorbidities (gout, spinal cord injury, renal impairment, cardiac failure) presented with chest infection, abdominal pain, and urinary retention. He was treated with intravenou…
75y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia in a man with comorbidities
A 75-year-old sentenced prisoner died from acute bronchopneumonia with comorbidities. Mr Rice had extensive medical complexity including COPD, cardiac disease, peripheral vascular disease, and diabetes. He was appropriat…
40y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury consequent upon cardiac disease, possible viral infection o…
…ting to senior nursing staff. Mr. Magro was not assessed by a doctor until 12 hours later, presenting with atrial fibrillation, tachycardia of 185 bpm, and severe hypoxia. He was transferred to hospital, then airlifted t…
88y · Male·General frailty and inanition; antecedent conditions: chronic cardiac and renal …
…dy at Kevin Waller Aged Care Unit, Long Bay Correctional Centre from general frailty and inanition due to chronic cardiac and renal failure and diabetes. The coroner found he received appropriate care and treatment from…
64y · Male·Left-sided intracerebral haemorrhage associated with deep brain stimulator wire …
…pharmacokinetics unpredictable. An alternative strategy—delaying DBS until a Watchman device insertion for atrial fibrillation—was identified but not pursued. Clinicians should calculate anticoagulation doses by lean bod…
83y · Male·Unascertained (natural causes)
Paul Henry Green, 83-year-old man with intellectual disability and multiple chronic conditions including renal failure on dialysis, was found unresponsive in his bed at a residential care f…
81y · Male·Lung cancer
An 81-year-old man with advanced lung cancer and multiple comorbidities died of natural causes while receiving palliative care in prison. He had documented his wishes for comfort-focused care and was registered on the DN…
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