102 results for “constipation”
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
…sponsiveness on 4 November 2024, was found to have type 2 respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, and constipation. Despite appropriate management including non-invasive ventilation, antibiotics, and diuresis, she dete…
49y · Male·Complications of metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma
…ody, died from complications of metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma. He presented with abdominal pain and constipation on 10 August 2017, was investigated at Glen Inness District Hospital, and gastroscopy on 23 August reve…
37y · Female·Unascertained; possibly sudden cardiac arrhythmia
Raelene Syddall, aged 37, died unexpectedly at home on 8 January 2012 after taking prescribed bowel preparation (Picolax) for a colonoscopy. She ingested the preparation according to instructions but appears to have over…
11y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and small bowel necrosis with perforation, in a boy with multic…
Child MML was an Aboriginal boy born in April 2010 who suffered catastrophic abusive head trauma at eight months old in December 2010, causing severe lifelong neurological impairment including cerebral palsy, uncontrolle…
48y · Male·sepsis and renal failure due to perforated gastric ulcer
…tside his home. Despite worsening pain throughout the afternoon, imaging showed only faecal loading and constipation was diagnosed. A ruptured pyloric ulcer causing peritonitis was not recognised until 9pm when he was fo…
71y · Female·Complications of cerebral palsy
Lorraine Earl, aged 71, died from complications of cerebral palsy at Wantirna Hospital following a palliative care pathway initiated after severe dysphagia developed during a hospital admission. The Disability Services C…
57y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents caused by combined drug and alcohol toxicity resu…
A 57-year-old woman with complex medical and mental health conditions died from aspiration of gastric contents caused by combined drug and alcohol toxicity. She had severe chronic pain following abdominal surgeries, opio…
1y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents due to recent gastroenteritis and vomiting leadin…
Bridgett Currah was a 19-month-old girl with complex medical needs including cyanotic congenital heart disease, gastro-oesophageal reflux, and feeding difficulties. She presented to Mildura Base Hospital on 21 May 2013 w…
48y · Female·Unascertained; presumed sudden cardiac arrhythmia
A 48-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities died unexpectedly in residential care. Post-mortem examination showed acute pulmonary oedema and intra-alveolar haemorrhage wit…
64y · Male·Peritonitis, due to or as a consequence of a ruptured gallbladder, due to or as …
Dennis Childs, a 64-year-old Indigenous man serving a life sentence, died from peritonitis secondary to a ruptured gallbladder. On 8 December 2018, he presented with abdominal pain at the correctional centre but refused …
34y · Male·sepsis due to extensive small bowel infarct caused by bowel incarceration within…
…tal mesenteric hernia. He presented to West Coast District Hospital with epigastric pain, vomiting, and constipation. Dr P.'s assessment was inadequate—he failed to record a diagnosis or differential diagnosis and did no…
58y · Male·Pneumonia and urosepsis
Brent Newman, a 58-year-old man with Down syndrome and early-onset dementia, died from pneumonia and urosepsis following inadequate care at an aged care facility. His indwelling catheter was poorly managed, causing ureth…
9y · Male·sigmoid volvulus
Lawrence Betts, a 9-year-old Aboriginal boy with Goldenhar syndrome and developmental disability including pica (ingesting foreign substances), died from sigmoid volvulus complicated by ingestion of soil, sand, and stone…
76y · Male·small bowel obstruction in the setting of terminal metastatic neuro-endocrine tu…
A 76-year-old Aboriginal man died of small bowel obstruction from metastatic neuro-endocrine tumour after spending nearly two years requesting medical help in prison without receiving a doctor's review. Between October 2…
86y · Male·Septic shock secondary to urosepsis
Robert Avery, 86, was admitted to Valley Private Hospital for colonoscopy to investigate constipation. After the procedure was cancelled due to respiratory concerns, he was managed with fluid restriction, …
3y · Female·bronchopneumonia in an infant with obstructive sleep apnoea
A 3-year-old Aboriginal girl died from bronchopneumonia complicated by severe obstructive sleep apnoea. She had rapid-onset childhood obesity (36 kg at death; normal weight 14-16 kg) with multiple cardiopulmonary complic…
22y · Female·bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction
…d by abdominal compartment syndrome. She presented to Carnarvon Hospital on 26 October 2016 with severe constipation. Conservative management with laxatives was attempted with advice from Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (S…
51y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia
Angela Thompson, a 51-year-old woman with Down syndrome and early-onset Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a shoulder fracture. She was in DHS supported residential care when she suffered freq…
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…
34y · Male·multi-organ failure with right-sided tension pneumothorax
A 34-year-old man with a ruptured spleen and fractured ribs presented to the Emergency Department on multiple occasions with abdominal and chest pain. He was discharged on 28 February, 5 March and 6 March without admissi…
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