102 results for “chronic obstructive lung disease”
66y · Male·metastatic oesophageal cancer
…al Adelaide Hospital where CT and endoscopy confirmed advanced oesophageal adenocarcinoma with metastatic disease to lungs, liver, spleen and lymph nodes. Palliative care was agreed upon and he was admitted to Queen Eli…
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and delirium complicating surgery for left total knee repla…
An 83-year-old man with dementia and ischaemic heart disease underwent elective left total knee replacement under spinal anaesthesia to avoid general anaesthesia, as …
70y · Male·carcinoma of the lung
Stuart Dugan, a 70-year-old prisoner with advanced lung cancer, died in hospice care. He had multiple missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis. While smoking-rel…
40y · Male·respiratory failure due to Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
…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 triggered collap…
56y · Male·Complications, including sepsis, of left leg infection (operated), in a man with…
Matthew John Pickin, a 56-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma, died from sepsis complicating a left leg infection. His lung cancer was appropriately inves…
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…
…ul Rodda, a 62-year-old long-term prisoner with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), presented with chest pain in September 2015. Imaging …
60y · Male·Pulmonary tuberculosis in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with…
…und medical care at FSH was of a high standard with appropriate specialist input (respiratory, infectious diseases, psychiatry), but identified systemic failures in recording terminally ill status and inappropriate appl…
78y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
Murray Franklin, aged 78, died of general inanition from end-stage dementia whilst under involuntary psychiatric detention. He had advanced mixed dementia with severe behavioural disturbance and aggression requiring mult…
83y · Male·General inanition and aspiration pneumonia on a background of end-stage Alzheime…
An 83-year-old man with end-stage Alzheimer's dementia died from general inanition and aspiration pneumonia while subject to a Mental Health Act order in hospital. He had experienced two episodes of aspiration pneumonia …
85y · Female·sepsis, with aspiration pneumonitis being an antecedent cause. Iatrogenic injury…
…ngong Private Hospital for convalescence, died from sepsis with aspiration pneumonitis following iatrogenic lung injury. She developed severe malnutrition and electrolyte disturbances after refusing oral intake from hosp…
76y · Male·Effects of fire due to home oxygen ignition in the setting of smoking; lung canc…
A 76-year-old man with lung cancer and mesothelioma died from thermal injuries sustained when his home oxygen ignited while smoking. He…
66y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with emphysema as secondary cause
Harold James Carpenter, a 66-year-old prisoner with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, emphysema, hepatitis C and possible malignancy, died from coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema. He pre…
Multiple: pneumonia with cardiomyopathy (Kugena female); septic shock from pneum…
…9. All deceased had severe alcohol addiction and comorbidities including pneumonia, cardiomyopathy, liver disease, and seizures. Deaths resulted from untreated chronic conditions exacerbated by rough sleeping, inadequat…
46y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy (acute complication with sudden cardiac arrhythmia)
… woman with bipolar/schizoaffective disorder, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, morbid obesity, severe obstructive sleep apnoea, and pulmonary hypertension died from acute dilated cardiomyopathy with sudden arrhythmia.…
67y · Male·Head injuries sustained in falls
Martin Barlow, 67, died from head injuries sustained in two falls on 5 August 2022 while intoxicated (BAC 0.17 g/100mL). He suffered subarachnoid haemorrhage and subdural haemorrhage. After Ms Burrell called emergency se…
92y · Female·Clozapine toxicity in a lady with terminal lung carcinoma
A 92-year-old woman with terminal lung cancer died from clozapine toxicity after receiving medication intended for another resident. An Enrolled N…
86y · Male·Respiratory complications in a man with chronic lung disease and rib and pelvic …
Albert Dean May, an 86-year-old man with COPD and osteoporosis, sustained life-threatening injuries when struck by an electric bicycle on a footpath. He was treated at three hospitals over 12 days before dying from respi…
59y · Male·Pulmonary embolus
… diagnosed COPD based on normal vitals, clinical examination, normal ECG, and chest X-ray showing increased lung volumes. The patient was discharged with outpatient follow-up. He died at home the next day; autopsy reveal…
81y · Male·Chronic lung disease (severe COPD) with atherosclerotic cardiovascular and valvu…
An 81-year-old man with severe COPD died following inappropriate interhospital transfer to a private hospital and subsequent management errors. Key clinical lessons: (1) patients with CO2 retention require explicit ident…
67y · Female·Pneumonia (streptococcus pneumoniae) in a woman receiving treatment for carcinom…
…pneumonia (streptococcus pneumoniae) at St John of God Hospital Bunbury on 25 February 2003. Her small cell lung cancer had achieved remission following chemotherapy and radiotherapy. A critical error occurred when a Hos…
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