125 results for “chronic severe pain”
54y · Male·Unknown - death established on balance of probabilities but manner and cause und…
A 54-year-old man with major depressive disorder, chronic suicidality, and alcohol abuse was discharged from psychiatric hospital on 23 April 2014 while remaining …
28y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in association with pulmonary hype…
…, died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to acute pulmonary embolism superimposed on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. She presented to Fremantle Hospital ED on 9 May 2010 with chest pa…
55y · Male·Haemorrhagic brain stem infarction due to hypertensive heart disease
… a 55-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including hypertensive heart disease, atherosclerosis, and chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, was admitted to Rockhampton Hospital with severe headache and neck pai…
40y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury consequent upon cardiac disease, possible viral infection o…
… a correctional facility, died on 27 December 2008 from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac disease and severe pneumonia. Critical failures in prison healthcare were identified. On 17 December, Mr. Magro submitted urg…
51y · Male·complications of myocardial infarction in association with ischaemic heart disea…
…iginal male prisoner with multiple cardiovascular risk factors (diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, obesity, smoking) died on 5 February 2024 from myocardial infarction. He presented on 26 …
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…
… including ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), presented with chest pain in September 2015. Imaging revealed his AAA had ruptured. Emergency open repair was performed, during which…
10y · Female·Ischaemic large bowel; large bowel obstruction secondary to chronic constipation
Child W, aged 10, died from ischaemic large bowel secondary to chronic constipation and faecal impaction. She had lifelong constipation and encopresis (soiling) from infancy, p…
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
A 51-year-old woman with WHO Class III obesity, chronic alcohol consumption, and anaemia died of multiorgan failure following admission with community-acquired p…
53y · Female·sepsis and multiple organ failure attributable to infarction/necrosis of small b…
A 53-year-old woman with Type II diabetes, obesity, and Korsakoff dementia presented with acute severe abdominal pain from superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thrombosis at 3:00 AM on 19 August. Despite elevated …
38y · Male·multi organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia from toxic megacolon relat…
A 38-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia died from multi-organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia caused by toxic megacolon f…
38y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
…ted to HR despite being a multi-person bullying complaint. This mishandling, combined with ongoing physical pain and workplace distress, contributed to severe major depression. Despite attendance at emergency department …
62y · Male·Hypertensive and ischaemic heart disease in a man with diabetes mellitus
…ort-term accommodation at Carroll House when he suffered a fall on 22 June 2023. He subsequently developed severe anaemia, hypoglycaemia, and gastrointestinal bleeding from multiple gastric ulcers, requiring ICU admissio…
64y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy, secondary to cardiac arrest, secondary to myocardial inf…
…poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive cardiac failure, and chronic obstructive airways disease died from hypoxic encephalopathy following myocardial infarction and cardiac …
76y · Male·right lower lobe pneumonia on a background of frontotemporal dementia, chronic o…
…g pelvic and rib fractures at a nursing home. He was admitted to hospital on 9 February 2022 with post-fall pain, sweating, and irregular pulse; imaging revealed early lung consolidation and acetabular fracture. He was t…
49y · Male·complications of non-small cell carcinoma of the lung
…t recognise palliative care needs despite Howlett receiving such care in the community. Symptoms including severe vomiting, diarrhoea, pain, and weight loss were inadequately managed. No psychiatric assessment occurred d…
65y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia, probably Torsades de Pointes, due to the combined effects of…
…mia (Torsades de Pointes) precipitated by methadone prescribed with inadequate oversight. Mr Phillips had chronic pain from knee surgery, severe sleep apnoea, and was opioid-dependent. Dr H., an addiction specialist, pr…
67y · Male·hypoxic respiratory failure in the setting of pneumonia, pulmonary embolism and …
…, and endoscopy for liver cancer discovered incidentally in 2021. In December 2022, he presented with chest pain and was found to have pneumonia and pulmonary embolism. Despite anticoagulation and intensive care support,…
86y · Male·Acute Myocardial Ischaemia in an Elderly Man with Valvular and Ischaemic Heart D…
…ic heart disease, and atrial fibrillation. After his first hernia repair in June 2011, he experienced chest pain on multiple occasions, but this was not clearly documented in a format accessible to the anaesthetist (Dr B…
48y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in a patient with sigmoid colon vo…
Daniel Allan Sullivan, a 48-year-old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia who had been an involuntary patient at Graylands Hospital for 23 years, presented …
12y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure due to acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus in the contex…
Samantha Rose Spence, 12 years old, died two days after spinal fusion surgery for severe scoliosis. She had a pre-existing, asymptomatic Chiari type 1 malformation detected on pre-operative MRI o…
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