129 results for “renal impairment”
71y · Female·Diffuse Lymphoid Malignancy
…oma) discovered shortly before her death. She had extensive comorbidities including chronic heart failure, renal impairment, diabetes, and COPD. While receiving medical care both in custody and at St Vincent's Hospital,…
75y · Female·Renal failure and ketoacidosis in a woman with chronic alcoholism and type 2 dia…
A 75-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and chronic alcoholism died from renal failure and ketoacidosis at home. She was isolated, dependent on her elderly husband for care, and living …
50y · Male·acute renal failure due to dehydration in relation to environmental exposure
Jamie Graham, a 50-year-old Aboriginal man with type 2 diabetes, cognitive impairment, and alcohol dependence, died from acute renal failure due to dehydration after being stranded with two …
90y · Female·Renal failure secondary to gentamicin therapy for urinary tract infection (sepsi…
Ellen O'Connor, a 90-year-old woman with renal artery stenosis and coronary artery disease, died from acute renal failure following gentamicin administra…
64y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with multiple comorbidities
A 64-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability and multiple comorbidities died from aspiration pneumonia while in specialist disability accommodation. She had documented dysphagia and aspiration risk identified …
77y · Female·Complications following a recent fracture and surgical repair of the right hip i…
A 77-year-old woman with complex comorbidities (atrial fibrillation, aortic stenosis, chronic renal impairment, emphysema) on Warfarin sustained a femur fracture and underwent ORIF on day 3 of admission (19…
50y · Male·Head injuries due to motor vehicle accident
…struck and killed by a motor vehicle driven by a woman with multiple serious medical conditions (end-stage renal disease, multiple myeloma) who was taking Panadeine Forte. The driver had high blood levels of codeine and…
56y · Male·disseminated malignancy – known non-small cell carcinoma of lung
…x-ray findings in 2011 and managed conservatively given his poor lung function. He progressed to brain and renal metastases by late 2015. The coroner found no deficiencies in supervision, treatment, or care. Mental heal…
38y · Male·metastatic poorly differentiated carcinoma on a background of delirium and schiz…
Anthony Sissons, aged 38, died of metastatic renal carcinoma while under a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order. He presented to hospital on three sep…
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 facility. He had been isolati…
76y · Male·Small bowel obstruction and acute renal failure, due to or as a consequence of m…
Adrian Adams, aged 76, died in Princess Alexandra Hospital from small bowel obstruction and acute renal failure secondary to metastatic colorectal cancer. He was serving an eight-year sentence for sexual offenc…
8y · Female·renal failure due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
…tal conditions (cerebral palsy/Rett Syndrome) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis developed progressive renal failure and died at home on palliative care. The coroner found the medical care, departmental supervision,…
80y · Female·Gas embolism complicating surgical repair of an atherosclerotic aortic aneurysm …
An 80-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (COPD, renal impairment, cardiac disease) underwent complex endoluminal repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm at…
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
A 73-year-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision with a motor vehicle while riding a m…
36y · Male·Combined effects of trihexyphenidyl (benzhexol) toxicity, amphetamine-type stimu…
…benzhexol (prescribed by his GP for tardive dyskinesia), amphetamine-type stimulants, and dehydration with renal impairment. He was on a community treatment order for psychiatric care. Key failures: the deceased's GP di…
81y · Male·Multi-organ failure complicating head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained du…
An 81-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, chronic renal impairment, past stroke, pacemaker) was struck by a tram while crossing Sydney Road in Brunswick on 29 Apr…
75y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis secondary to hospital-acquired pneumonia
… delivered. The case highlights risks of hospital-acquired infections in elderly patients with cognitive impairment and complex medical needs, particularly when multiple complications develop sequentially.
82y · Female·Hyperkalaemia due to acute renal failure on a background of end stage pulmonary …
…t, including oxygen therapy and subcutaneous morphine and sedatives. She died from hyperkalaemia and acute renal failure. Expert toxicologists and physicians confirmed the medications were appropriate, in therapeutic do…
68y · Female·Complications of a fall with contributing factors of respiratory failure, respir…
Irene Charlish, a 68-year-old woman with longstanding schizoaffective disorder and multiple comorbidities, fell at her residential facility on 6 June 2017, sustaining a pneumothorax and rib fracture. She was admitted to …
9y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia due to cerebral palsy and seizures
Nine-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and seizure disorder died of aspiration pneumonia in ICU following status epilepticus. She had complex …
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