81 results for “metabolic disease”
49y · Male·unascertainable; possible explanations include epileptic seizure, cardiac arrhyt…
…2005), constipation managed with laxative and enema, developmental brain abnormality, and ischaemic heart disease identified at autopsy. The coroner found he received acceptable supervision and care despite systemic con…
16y · Female·acute abdominal obstruction secondary to adhesions associated with severe pelvic…
… girl died on Christmas Day 2016 from acute abdominal obstruction secondary to severe pelvic inflammatory disease caused by untreated gonorrhoea. Miss T presented to the ED twice with abdominal pain and vomiting. After …
43y · Female·Complications of morbid obesity, including progressive respiratory and cardiac f…
… was clinically appropriate given her serious mental illness, and treating clinicians actively monitored metabolic effects. Mental health teams made repeated efforts to encourage physical health improvements (diet, exer…
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
…motic breakdown and minimally, if at all, impaired infection control. Death resulted from ischaemic heart disease under strain from severe sepsis. Discharge planning was appropriate, home care adequate, and surgical tec…
Organising pneumonia (Sandra Boney and Norman Boney); Organising pneumonia compl…
Three Aboriginal Australians from Walli Reserve (Sandra Boney, 40; Norman Boney, 46; Roger Adams, 37) died within two months in early 2015 following consumption of illegally home-distilled methanol-containing alcohol ('m…
67y · Female·Sepsis as a result of gastric perforation
Margaret Pegum, aged 67, died from sepsis following gastric perforation after an intragastric balloon (IGB) procedure for weight loss. She had undergone fundoplication for hiatus hernia in 2012. Despite prior gastric sur…
33y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy with an antecedent cause of in-hospital cardiop…
…ted with severe malnutrition, electrolyte derangements including hyponatraemia, and alcohol-related liver disease. Expert review identified multiple clinical and systemic failures: inadequate micronutrient replacement (…
5y · Unknown·Aspiration pneumonia complicating a gastrointestinal illness in a child with cer…
HMQ was a 5-year-old with severe cerebral palsy (GMFCS level 5), genetic disability (CACNA1A deletion), intractable epilepsy, and aspiration risk who died from aspiration pneumonia following a gastrointestinal illness. H…
72y · Male·Haemopericardium due to anti-coagulation treatment for pulmonary thromboemboliti…
Jeffrey Brown, a 72-year-old with recent cardiac surgery (CABG), died from haemopericardium due to anticoagulation treatment for pulmonary thromboembolism. Post-mortem examination revealed fibrinous pericarditis (a known…
47y · Male·Organ failure following use of synthetic cannabinoids and consequent hyperthermi…
A 47-year-old man died from organ failure following synthetic cannabinoid use and consequent heat stroke. After smoking synthetic cannabinoids (AB-CHMINACA and 5F-AMB), he became confused and dehydrated in a hot environm…
0y · Female·Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV 1)
…would not have changed the outcome. The death was unavoidable given the rapid progression of disseminated disease and high mortality rate (70% untreated, 29% treated). System improvements implemented include clearer esc…
86y · Male·Multisystem failure complicating injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision…
An 86-year-old man with cardiac history died from multisystem failure following a pedestrian motor vehicle collision. He was struck by a prime mover while crossing against traffic, sustaining a broken leg, pelvis fractur…
34y · Male·multiple organ failure following cardiorespiratory arrest in a man with focal co…
…o police culpability. Clinical lessons include: recognise that illicit drug use with pre-existing cardiac disease is life-threatening; cardiac arrests can occur suddenly in drug-affected persons despite appearing stable…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the context of acute-on-chronic kidney failure associ…
Arthur James Bonney, a 59-year-old prisoner with advanced cardiac disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, underwent a CT scan with iodinated contrast on 30 July 2015 at Fio…
44y · Female·Unascertained
A 44-year-old woman with chronic pain, epilepsy, and opioid dependence died at home with an unascertained cause in the setting of prescription medication use. She was a known 'doctor shopper' who obtained opioids from mu…
39y · Male·respiratory failure and cardiac arrest
Bradley Karl Coolwell, a 39-year-old Indigenous Australian with schizo-affective disorder and significant comorbidities (obesity, respiratory infection, diabetes), presented to Logan Hospital after police noted concernin…
64y · Male·Peritonitis, due to or as a consequence of a ruptured gallbladder, due to or as …
Dennis Childs, a 64-year-old Indigenous man serving a life sentence, died from peritonitis secondary to a ruptured gallbladder. On 8 December 2018, he presented with abdominal pain at the correctional centre but refused …
48y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease complicating restraint of an acutely agitated male
Daniel Richards, 48, died from ischaemic heart disease precipitated by restraint during a mental health assessment at home. He had underlying significant corona…
Unknown·Multiple: Olanzapine toxicity, pulmonary thromboembolism, asphyxiation on food, …
…schizophrenia on multiple antipsychotic medications and severe, untreated physical comorbidities (cardiac disease, COPD, obesity). The coroner found preventable clinical failures: (1) antipsychotic polypharmacy without …
59y · Male·disseminated carcinoma due to right lung carcinoma
… 59-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, alcohol-induced brain injury, chronic obstructive airways disease, and diabetes, died in custody from disseminated small cell lung carcinoma. He was transferred to hospita…
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