178 results for “CT chest”
63y · Male·raised intracranial pressure due to cerebellar metastasis arising from primary b…
Francis Seery, aged 63, died of raised intracranial pressure from cerebellar metastasis secondary to bronchogenic large cell carcinoma. Diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2001 while imprisoned, he received radiotherapy wi…
65y · Female·Status epilepticus complicating cerebral palsy
Ms Francis, a 65-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from status epilepticus after multiple hospital admissions for aspiration pneumonia and declining functional status. She had recurrent…
51y · Male·Multiorgan failure in a man with corrected congenital coarctation of the aorta a…
…rctation of aorta, valvular disease, and biventricular heart failure, presented to Alfred Hospital ED with chest pain and dyspnoea. He was diagnosed with NSTEMI and admitted. During preparation for cardiac catheterisati…
59y · Male·Carcinomatosis due to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
Dennis Petzler, a 59-year-old prisoner, died from carcinomatosis due to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with extensive metastatic spread. He presented with abdominal pain and nausea in June 2018, initially managed as gast…
41y · Male·respiratory arrest secondary to advanced metastatic breast cancer
Ray Jabaltjari Gibson was a 41-year-old Aboriginal man with advanced metastatic breast cancer who died of respiratory arrest while in prison custody. He had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 while imprisoned and …
74y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung on a background of ischaemic heart disease…
…rison Health Centre. He was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in April 2016 following investigation of a chest mass and cough. The multidisciplinary team recommended palliative chemotherapy, but treatment was not comm…
84y · Female·multi-organ failure arising from Staphylococcal septicaemia
Laurel Jean Shaw, aged 84, died from multi-organ failure secondary to Staphylococcal septicaemia. She was detained under a Mental Health Act order for Lewy Body Dementia when she developed MRSA pneumonia and sepsis on 15…
63y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the lung (small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with poorl…
A 63-year-old male prisoner died from metastatic small cell lung cancer with adenocarcinoma features. Cancer was incidentally discovered during investigation of a deep vein thrombosis in October 2018, leading to one mont…
45y · Male·severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Troy Michael Conley, aged 45, died from severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) while imprisoned. He had developed progressive lung disease from occupational exposure to gyprock dust, intravenous drug use (ta…
81y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating multiple right-sided rib fractures due to a fal…
… from a 1.5m ladder fall. Initial assessment at a rural hospital on day one was appropriate. However, when chest X-rays on day two revealed 9 rib fractures, the treating general practitioner failed to appreciate the ser…
62y · Male·Complications of metastatic malignancy (likely lung primary)
Colin James Whaley, aged 62, died from complications of metastatic lung cancer while in custody at Junee Correctional Centre. He was a heavy smoker admitted to prison in June 2023. Significant weight loss (40kg) during i…
61y · Male·Pneumonia
Kenneth Morrison, a 61-year-old man with Down's syndrome, dementia and multiple comorbidities, died from pneumonia following hospitalisation at Casey Hospital in March 2008. Community Residential Unit (CRU) carers raised…
82y · Male·Pneumonia in an elderly man with advanced lung cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)
Charles William Mapp, 82, died of pneumonia secondary to advanced lung cancer at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He had been an involuntary psychiatric patient at Graylands Hospital for nine years with chronic schizophren…
32y · Female·Perforation of the bowel in the context of constipation and intellectual disabil…
Jessica Louis, a 32-year-old non-verbal woman with intellectual disability and Opitz Trigonocephaly Syndrome, died from bowel perforation secondary to severe constipation and pica (compulsive ingestion of non-food items)…
72y · Male·Complications of subtotal colectomy for diffuse polyposis and invasive adenocarc…
Melvin Lynch, aged 72, died in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital on 9 December 2019, nine days after elective subtotal colectomy for bowel cancer. Post-operatively, he developed complications including pleural effusion…
68y · Male·Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) precipitated by coronary atherosclerosis and …
John Martin Heywood, a 68-year-old prisoner, died of natural causes (arrhythmia precipitated by coronary atherosclerosis and phaeochromocytoma) while in custody at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He had been…
55y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by epilepsy, asthma and schizophrenia
…ed with altered consciousness and was transferred to resuscitation. Despite investigations (CT brain, ECG, chest X-ray, blood tests) being unremarkable, she was admitted to the general ward. That evening she was found u…
60y · Female·Focal pneumonia in a woman with emphysema and ischaemic heart disease
… involuntary patient with multiple prior respiratory arrests, aspiration pneumonia episodes, and recurrent chest infections requiring ICU-level care. On the evening before death, she was sedated with temazepam (20mg) fo…
70y · Female·Cardiac arrest caused by a combination of gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia exac…
Mrs Kathleen Anne Conlan, 70, died from cardiac arrest caused by gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia on a background of coronary artery disease. She presented with severe epigastric pain and was appropriately admitted for …
37y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus due to left leg deep vein thrombosis
… despite NSW policy requirements; and incomplete diagnostic workup before discharge with a vague 'atypical chest pain' diagnosis. Had PE been diagnosed, anticoagulation could have prevented death. System improvements id…
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