102 results for “chronic obstructive lung disease”
63y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the lung (small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with poorl…
A 63-year-old male prisoner died from metastatic small cell lung cancer with adenocarcinoma features. Cancer was incidentally discovered during investigation of a deep vein…
63y · Male·Respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways dis…
…tanding schizophrenia and significant comorbidities including severe COPD, congestive cardiac failure and chronic renal failure, died from respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of COPD. In the three weeks prior …
76y · Male·Pleuropulmonary Malignancy on the background of End-Stage Obstructive Pulmonary …
…ms including COPD related to smoking and asbestos exposure, requiring home oxygen prior to incarceration. A lung mass suspicious for malignancy was identified on imaging in 2020; he was deemed unsuitable for surgery or c…
60y · Male·pneumonia in a man with underlying advanced metastatic cancer and chronic airway…
Adrian Bernard Williams, a 60-year-old man with advanced metastatic cancer, chronic obstructive airways disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from pneumonia while in prison custody. He…
76y · Male·right lower lobe pneumonia on a background of frontotemporal dementia, chronic o…
…d to hospital on 9 February 2022 with post-fall pain, sweating, and irregular pulse; imaging revealed early lung consolidation and acetabular fracture. He was treated with antibiotics and analgesia then discharged. A sec…
58y · Male·adenocarcinoma of the right lung
Barry John Hockey, a 58-year-old prisoner, died of advanced lung adenocarcinoma with metastatic disease and acute bronchopneumonia while in the Princess Alexandra Hospital …
74y · Male·Acute exacerbation of chronic airways disease, with carcinoma of prostate being …
William Berger, a 74-year-old man serving a life sentence for murder, died from acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with metastatic prostate cancer as a significant contributing condit…
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…
83y · Female·pneumonia with generalised atherosclerosis as a significant contributor
… a significant contributor. She had multiple comorbidities including COPD, asthma, sleep apnoea and heart disease, complicated by recent falls and repeated pneumonia requiring intubation. After four months of hospitaliz…
65y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with chronic pulmonary disease (COPD and emphysema), with asp…
Phillip Van Vegten, a 65-year-old sentenced prisoner with longstanding COPD, emphysema, and lung cancer, died of pneumonia complicated by aspiration of vomit (Wilkes Syndrome) at Royal Perth Hospital. The…
54y · Male·metastatic small cell lung cancer
Manuel Katsaros, aged 54, died from metastatic small cell lung cancer while in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital Annex receiving palliative care. The coroner found no s…
84y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy with cardiomegaly due to pulmonary hypertension and valvu…
An 84-year-old man with advanced cardiac disease (dilated cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, atrial septal defect) and chronic schizophrenia died of …
73y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the lung with palliation
Norman Hazelgrove, a 73-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic lung carcinoma in September 2017. Early in his imprisonment (2013), a chest X-ray showed COPD but this diagnosis…
68y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to gram-negative sepsis on a background of recent myocar…
…gical intervention was timely and appropriate, his complex medical background—particularly advanced renal disease and underlying lung pathology—created vulnerability to post-operative complications. The coroner found no…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
… on an Inpatient Treatment Order for psychiatric assessment. Despite improvements initially, her underlying lung disease precluded intubation. She deteriorated and died 4 days later. Clinical lessons include: recognition…
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a man …
Edward Ivan Africh, a 64-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema) in the setting of advanced chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia and…
79y · Male·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of emphysema (chronic obstructive pulmonar…
…bert Charles Hilsley, aged 79, died of pneumonia secondary to emphysema with contributing ischaemic heart disease while incarcerated at Rockhampton Base Hospital. He had extensive comorbidities including COPD, ischaemic…
66y · Male·End stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…ach was adopted following a clinical decision that invasive ventilation would be futile given his end-stage lung disease. The coroner found the custodial management of his mental and physical health issues appropriate, n…
54y · Male·hypoglycaemic encephalopathy complicating multiple injuries in a man with chroni…
James Williamson, a 54-year-old man with diabetes, chronic lung disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from hypoglycaemic encephalopathy following multiple trau…
75y · Male·pneumonia complicating chronic renal and cardiac failure, vascular dementia and …
A 75-year-old man with chronic cardiac and renal failure, vascular dementia, and COPD died of pneumonia while detained under the Mental …
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