10y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiorespiratory arrest due to compl…
AA, a 10-year-old boy with morbid obesity and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died from hypoxic brain injury after a cardiorespiratory arre…
63y · Female·unable to determine; possibly mirtazapine toxicity, cardiac disease, or injectio…
Sue Denise Allie, aged 63, died at home in July 2015. She had presented to hospital in May 2015 with superwarfarin (brodifacoum) poisoning from rat poison, which she attributed to handling contaminated material. Medical …
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with acute cardiac event
…d from cardiac arrest in custody at Brisbane Correctional Centre on 21 November 2017. He had significant comorbidities including coronary artery disease (recent stent insertion), diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Clin…
23y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol and alprazolam)
A 23-year-old male died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol and alprazolam) at a camping site. He had a history of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and previous overdose attempts. His mother provided unprescri…
40y · Male·respiratory failure due to Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
… subsequently died from ARDS. The coroner found sedation from multiple CNS depressants combined with his comorbidities (chronic obstructive airways disease, morbid obesity, undiagnosed coronary artery disease) likely tri…
45y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to prolonged hypoxia
…late removal surgery. Multiple contributing factors were identified: undisclosed obstructive sleep apnoea, morbid obesity, possible respiratory infection detected intraoperatively, and post-operative medication managemen…
51y · Male·Pericardial tamponade complicating Type I aortic dissection in the setting of lo…
Mark Gordon, 51, presented to Royal Hobart Hospital Emergency Department on 20 March 2015 with sudden onset chest pain. Initial assessment suspected acute coronary syndrome with elevated troponin. Over 36 hours he experi…
36y · Male·Combined effects of trihexyphenidyl (benzhexol) toxicity, amphetamine-type stimu…
A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, substance abuse issues, and undiagnosed cardiomyopathy died from combined toxicity of benzhexol (prescribed by his GP for tardive dyskinesia), amphetamine-type stimulants,…
44y · Female·natural causes, possibly a cardiac arrhythmia
Josephine Lambert, 44-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died at Cumberland Hospital on 28 July 2011. She was found unconscious in the hallway and could not be resuscitated. The autopsy initially sugg…
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 dilated cardiomyopath…
63y · Female·Escherichia coli septicaemia in a lady with multiple comorbidities
Helen Welsh, 63, died from E. coli septicaemia with multiple comorbidities. She presented with respiratory symptoms and underwent bronchoscopy. On discharge day, she deteriorat…
38y · Male·acute cardiac arrhythmia in a man with cardiomegaly, focal coronary atherosclero…
…man with severe treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder and significant cardiovascular risk factors (obesity, smoking, focal coronary atherosclerosis), died from acute cardiac arrhythmia while in mental health invo…
47y · Male·Sudden cardiac death in association with COVID-19 infection
…ion with COVID-19 infection. He tested positive on 25 January 2022 during a centre-wide outbreak. Despite obesity and schizophrenia as risk factors, no clinical observations (temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, o…
48y · Male·undetermined
A 48-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, poorly controlled diabetes, sleep apnoea, obesity and cardiomegaly died unexpectedly at a rural hospital following acute psychotic agitation. He had abscon…
48y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep ve…
A 48-year-old woman with morbid obesity and smoking history presented to a rural hospital with severe hip and leg pain. Over five days acr…
40y · Male·Global ischaemic brain injury following cardiorespiratory arrest during prone re…
…ory arrest during this restraint and died at The Alfred Hospital. The autopsy identified cardiomegaly and obesity as contributing factors. The coroner found that security staff failed to comply with their training, whic…
43y · Female·acute multiple drug toxicity on a background of chronic pain and morbid obesity
A 43-year-old woman died from acute multiple drug toxicity after 26 years of high-dose opioid therapy for chronic pain following a motor vehicle accident. Despite recognition by multiple clinicians that opioid doses exce…
44y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy
…009. She received psychiatric treatment for acute psychosis and appropriate general medical care for her comorbidities. On 29 January 2009, she was found deceased in her room. Autopsy revealed dilated cardiomyopathy as t…
Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following ventilatory failure/cardiac arrest (R…
Two obese patients died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following cardio-respiratory deterioration post-operatively at a private hospital without overnight medical cover. John Ryan (54) deteriorated within hours of…
56y · Male·Hypoxia and cardiac arrest with contributing conditions of Ischaemic Heart Disea…
A 56-year-old man with diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, morbid obesity, and an implanted defibrillator underwent minor toe debridement surgery. The anaesthetist failed t…
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