154 results for “malnutrition”
37y · Female·complications of withdrawal from chronic opiate use and Wilkie Syndrome in the s…
…final intercom call around 4am and was found deceased at 7:50am, with post-mortem examination revealing malnutrition (BMI 12.9), gastric dilation, and electrolyte disturbances from withdrawal and/or Wilkie Syndrome. Clin…
90y · Male·Sepsis in the setting of cachexia in a man with multiple comorbidities
Ronald Jelbert, a 90-year-old man with moderate intellectual disability living in a disability group home, was admitted to hospital on 21 December 2019 with sepsis suspected secondary to urinary tract infection, colonic …
36y · Male·undetermined (possibly ethylene glycol poisoning; possibly natural cause such as…
A 36-year-old man with acute psychotic illness absconded from Ryde Hospital Emergency Department on 3 August 2013 after refusing oral antipsychotic medication. He evaded police efforts to locate him and was found dead in…
78y · Female·Bronchopneumonia
…e, carers, GP, OPA) documented concerns about neglect from 2017 onwards including poor continence care, malnutrition, weight loss, inadequate hygiene, and failure to attend medical appointments. Despite a VCAT guardiansh…
69y · Male·peritonitis due to perforated bowel
…l pattern of early mortality in people with severe mental illness combined with physical comorbidities, malnutrition, and substance abuse.
46y · Female·combined effects of aspiration pneumonia due to gastroparesis following sleeve g…
A 46-year-old woman died from aspiration pneumonia due to gastroparesis following sleeve gastrectomy, complicated by ischaemic heart disease. Post-operative recovery was beset with persistent vomiting, dehydration, and e…
52y · Male·end-stage throat cancer
Lincoln Campbell, a 52-year-old Aboriginal man with terminal throat cancer, disappeared from Kununurra Hospital on 24 December 2005 while receiving palliative care. He had a PEG feeding tube, required regular morphine an…
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
A 79-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and dementia fell at home, sustaining a left hip fracture requiring surgery. Post-operatively, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding from…
88y · Male·Tuberculous pneumonia in the setting of multiple rib fractures, osteoporosis and…
Ming Shan Yuan, an 88-year-old man with osteoporosis and cachexia, died from tuberculosis pneumonia precipitated by multiple rib fractures. He suffered elder abuse and neglect by his primary carer daughter over months be…
88y · Female·Complications of a stage 3 sacral pressure ulcer in a woman with dementia
Margaret Alice Cook, an 88-year-old woman with end-stage dementia, died from complications of a stage 3 sacral pressure ulcer at a palliative care unit. She had resided at Crofton House Supported Residential Services (SR…
29y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating acute and chronic Wernicke's encephalopathy an…
Grant Austin, a 29-year-old man with intellectual disability and morbid obesity, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating Wernicke's encephalopathy. He presented with prolonged refusal to eat and drink from December 2…
33y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy with an antecedent cause of in-hospital cardiop…
…halopathy following in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest at Blacktown Hospital. She presented with severe malnutrition, electrolyte derangements including hyponatraemia, and alcohol-related liver disease. Expert review ide…
57y · Female·starvation due to insufficient food intake
Patricia Iliev, a 57-year-old woman, died from starvation after progressively restricting her food intake over months while immobilised by chronic back pain. She had a gastrointestinal stromal tumour and advanced lung di…
8y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a child with an epileptic encephalopathy and extreme cac…
HB, age 8 years 10 months, died from aspiration pneumonia with extreme cachexia (BMI 7). She had severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome), and was entirely dependent on PEG tube feeding. Between January …
71y · Male·End-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and atherosclerotic heart diseas…
Colin Albert Winter, a 71-year-old prisoner who died from end-stage COPD and atherosclerotic heart disease, received comprehensive medical care during 33 years of incarceration at Casuarina Prison. Key clinical lessons i…
26y · Female·Streptococcal Sepsis resulting from Skin Ulceration and complications of Cerebra…
Kate Therese Bugmy, a 26-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and intellectual disability, died on 28 June 2007 of Streptococcal sepsis from infected pressure ulcers. She was cared for at home by her mother Daph…
86y · Male·Multiorgan failure due to neurological failure due to Alzheimer's dementia
An 86-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's dementia developed multiple pressure injuries while residing in aged care. A Stage 1 sacral pressure wound rapidly deteriorated to Stage 4 over two weeks despite appropriate a…
53y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of oesophageal cancer and ischaemic heart d…
Anthony Stephen Gibson, aged 53, died in hospital from aspiration pneumonia secondary to oesophageal cancer and ischaemic heart disease. He was serving a prison sentence and was shackled to his bed throughout most of his…
64y · Male·hospital-acquired pneumonia on a background of end-stage cryptogenic liver cirrh…
Peter Langford, aged 64, died of hospital-acquired pneumonia complicated by end-stage cryptogenic liver cirrhosis after a 43-day admission to Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with severe cellulitis requiring amputat…
0y · Female·undetermined (chronic malnutrition ruled out; possible dehydration with electrol…
…in final week). She died on 9 January 2013 at 6 months old. Autopsy findings were inconclusive; chronic malnutrition was ruled out by expert evidence of consistent pre-hospital growth. The coroner could not determine a p…
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