154 results for “malnutrition”
68y · Female·Sepsis (palliated)
…SA osteomyelitis. She was hospitalised in December with sepsis, acute kidney injury, hypernatraemia and malnutrition. The coroner found death due to natural causes. Clinical lessons include: early recognition and aggress…
58y · Male·Complications of community-acquired pneumonia, in a man with chronic lung diseas…
Adrian Phillips, a 58-year-old man with intellectual disability and chronic lung disease (emphysema, bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, asthma), died from community-acquired pneumonia caused by MRSA and Rhinovirus. He prese…
1y · Female·acute myocardial infarction secondary to Kawasaki's Disease
…possible treatment of Kawasaki's Disease. Key clinical lesson: unexplained failure to thrive and severe malnutrition warrant urgent investigation for serious underlying pathology, particularly vasculitic diseases affecti…
33y · Male·Exposure to the elements whilst in a mentally unstable state; manner of death Op…
Anthony Johnstone, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man, disappeared in late October 1996 from Wyndham, Western Australia, while in an acutely unstable mental state associated with chronic alcohol use disorder, withdrawal sympto…
69y · Male·septic shock due to infected decubitus ulcers complicated by osteomyelitis
…assessment and prevention planning, inadequate wound documentation and management, failure to recognise malnutrition's role in pressure ulcer formation (5.7 kg weight loss in one week), failure to escalate deteriorating …
93y · Male·Complications of invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp
…ell carcinoma of the scalp, with contributing factors including coronary and valvular heart disease and malnutrition. The cancer had developed before custody and was managed in the community before his arrest. While in c…
57y · Female·small bowel ischaemia; distal gastrectomy
…shortened functional segment and antiperistaltic limb. This reconstruction likely contributed to severe malnutrition and malabsorption over the following year despite multiple attempts at nutritional support. However, th…
60y · Male·Pulmonary tuberculosis in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with…
…Key factors in his death included TB on a background of extensive pre-existing lung damage, significant malnutrition (he declined nutritional support initially), and low mood affecting engagement with treatment. The coro…
85y · Female·sepsis, with aspiration pneumonitis being an antecedent cause. Iatrogenic injury…
…ce, died from sepsis with aspiration pneumonitis following iatrogenic lung injury. She developed severe malnutrition and electrolyte disturbances after refusing oral intake from hospital day 5 onwards. A fine-bore nasoga…
88y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to fractured right femur due to a fall
… pain and immobility. The patient remained bedbound in filthy conditions, developing pressure sores and malnutrition. Hospital staff provided appropriate, multidisciplinary care including prophylactic anticoagulation, bu…
18y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a setting of acquired brain injury from non-accidental h…
…ar family communication in complex disability cases and the challenges of managing severe dysphagia and malnutrition in young adults with profound neurological disability.
3y · Male·unascertainable; malnourishment was a significant contributing factor
…he had crossed centile charts and was below the 3rd percentile at death. The coroner found the cause of malnutrition was likely inadequate nutrition provision rather than medical disease, though his exact death mechanism…
32y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and reflux oesophagitis
Timothy Luke Rubenach, aged 32, died of aspiration pneumonia following severe reflux oesophagitis. He had profound intellectual disability and drug-resistant epilepsy from meningococcal infection at 5 months. His parents…
64y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following insertion of a jejunostomy tube
…mpromised nutrient absorption (primarily occurring in the jejunum) and likely contributed to his severe malnutrition and weight loss over six months. Though confirmation bias led clinicians to accept the surgeon's assura…
68y · Male·community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of advanced centriacinar emphysema, al…
…omplicated by asplenia (absent splenic function), chronic liver disease from alcohol misuse, and severe malnutrition. He presented with syncopal episodes, cachexia, and metabolic derangement. Critical clinical lessons in…
0y · Male·Severe acute dehydration and acute malnutrition
An eight-month-old boy died from severe acute dehydration and malnutrition after receiving no or minimal fluid or food intake during a three-day drug binge by his mother and her …
33y · Male·hypoxic respiratory failure following right pneumonectomy for treatment of sever…
…ion risk. His disease relapsed despite initial drug treatment, necessitating surgery. The coroner found malnutrition a contributory factor. Systemic improvements needed in coordination between immigration and health auth…
77y · Female·general inanition on a background of dementia, chronic subdural haematoma and ri…
Mrs Ann Perkins, aged 77, died from general inanition with dementia, chronic subdural haematoma, and fractured neck of femur as contributing factors. She sustained an unwitnessed fall at her aged care facility in Decembe…
22y · Female·septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis in a woman with …
Sarah Hammoud, aged 22 with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from septic shock complicating osteomyelitis secondary to cellulitis. She resided in a supported residential service and had recurrent elbow in…
83y · Female·Combined effects of severe malnutrition and infection (septicaemia secondary to …
Mrs Clark, 83, died from severe malnutrition and infection including septicaemia from an infected sacral pressure ulcer that had existed for 7 month…
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