226 results for “type 2 diabetes mellitus”
54y · Male·Respiratory failure secondary to prolonged ventilation for the management of sep…
Christopher McIntosh, a 54-year-old man with type 2 diabetes, died from respiratory failure secondary to sepsis originating from an infected foot ulcer while…
53y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with obesity and chronic liver disease
…ltiple comorbidities including obesity, chronic liver disease with cirrhosis, cardiomegaly, hypertension, diabetes, and mental health conditions, died suddenly in hospital from cardiac rhythm disturbance. He was admitted…
77y · Male·cardiac failure in an elderly man with valvular heart disease and other co-morbi…
Brian Attwell, a 77-year-old sentenced prisoner with multiple chronic conditions including diabetes, chronic renal failure, peripheral vascular disease, and valvular heart disease, died of cardiac failure …
58y · Female·Complications of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes
Ms Kathleen Earl, aged 58, died from complications of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in June 2022. She had an intellectual disability and received support from IHCS (Individual Supp…
59y · Male·Chronic liver disease due to alcoholism and chronic hepatitis C infection with c…
Martin Norman Wright, aged 59, died in Yatala Labour Prison on 26 August 2015 from chronic liver disease due to alcoholism and chronic hepatitis C infection, with contributing ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstruct…
72y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 72-year-old man with a history of hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, and prior myocardial infarction died of ischaemic heart disease. He was under reg…
69y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of ischaemic heart disease and diabetes
A 69-year-old man with dementia, ischaemic heart disease, and poorly controlled diabetes died of aspiration pneumonia in aged care. He had been subject to guardianship orders after assessment sh…
82y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy resulting from coronary atherosclerosis (with previous …
An 82-year-old man with longstanding cardiac disease and renal failure died in custody from acute heart failure. He had been imprisoned for 3 years with well-documented cardiac history requiring 42 hospital transfers. In…
75y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of unstable type 2 diabetes mellitus and …
Veronica Roberts, 75, died from ischaemic heart disease complicated by unstable diabetes and a medication error. On 4 October 2020, her insulin dose was increased to 20 units daily, but due to E…
86y · Male·End-stage congestive cardiac failure on a background of dilated cardiomyopathy
…pital Aged Care Unit. He had multiple chronic conditions (dilated cardiomyopathy, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, ischemic heart disease) and had signed advance care directives refusing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. H…
37y · Male·Unascertained
…deceased on Mollymook beach on 26 February 2021. He had a history of depression, anxiety, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In the weeks before his disappearance, his mental health app…
94y · Male·Multi-system organ failure, peritonitis, acute gangrenous cholecystitis with cho…
…io Crozzoli, a 94-year-old nursing home resident with significant comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, dementia), died of multi-system organ failure secondary to sepsis from acute gangrenous cholecystitis. A…
88y · Male·General frailty and inanition; antecedent conditions: chronic cardiac and renal …
…g 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 Justice Health and was appropriately a…
82y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia
Gwenda Margaret Membery, an 82-year-old resident of aged care with dementia, COPD, and diabetes, died from acute bronchopneumonia. She presented with fever and cough on 3 July 2014, was diagnosed with …
73y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, emphysema and per…
John William Chardon, a 73-year-old prisoner, died from coronary atherosclerosis with severe calcified atheroma causing >70% stenosis of coronary arteries. He presented with dizziness on 21 October 2020, which initially …
55y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis
CM, a 55-year-old man with severe congenital disabilities and Type 2 Diabetes, died from diabetic ketoacidosis while residing in a disability support facility. In the week pr…
56y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia secondary to locally advanced, poorly differentiated squa…
… and exemplary investigations. Earlier referral would not have changed outcomes given the aggressive tumour type which typically presents at advanced stage. No failures in medical care were identified. The custodial deci…
59y · Male·Cardiac arrest caused by Ischaemic Heart Disease
Angus Dixon, a 59-year-old Aboriginal man with ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and a history of paranoid psychosis, died from acute myocardial infarction while an involuntary mental h…
46y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy (acute complication with sudden cardiac arrhythmia)
A 46-year-old woman with bipolar/schizoaffective disorder, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, morbid obesity, severe obstructive sleep apnoea, and pulmonary hypertension died from acute dil…
63y · Male·End stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy and chronic renal impairment
Nicola Spina, 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…
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