145 results for “ischaemic heart disease”
75y · Male·pneumonia and head injury from fall
Peter Harris, aged 75, was admitted with behavioural disturbance and hyponatraemia (low serum sodium of 124 mmol/L). Initial clinical assessment did not identify falls risk. After 4 days, he fell backwards suddenly while…
78y · Female·aspiration pneumonia complicating electroconvulsive therapy on a background of e…
…treatment-resistant psychotic symptoms in the context of end-stage Lewy Body dementia and cerebrovascular disease. She was admitted under a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order after developing delusions and refu…
Male·Little Brother: multi-organ dysfunction due to hypothermia with contributing con…
…r died from hypothermia after leaving hospital inadequately dressed; Big Brother died from pneumonia and ischaemic heart disease while in custody, having been subjected to spit hoods during hospitalisation. Critical fai…
89y · Male·Congestive heart failure due to or as a consequence of ischaemic cardiomyopathy
George Fenech, 89, died of ischaemic cardiomyopathy complicated by congestive heart failure after a fall at a nursing home. He suffered a cer…
85y · Female·ischaemic heart disease due to stenosis of coronary bypass grafts
…ass graft causing acute myocardial infarction. While preventability is uncertain given her severe cardiac disease, key failings included: absence of nursing staff at GP consultation, no documented action plan for close …
91y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to inanition complicating prolonged delirium of uncertai…
Gordon Charles Smith, 91, died from multi-organ failure due to severe malnutrition (inanition) complicating prolonged delirium of unknown cause at Repatriation General Hospital on 30 July 2014. He had been admitted volun…
98y · Male·comminuted pertrochanteric fracture of left hip sustained in mechanical fall
A 98-year-old man with osteoporosis, dementia, and ischaemic heart disease sustained a comminuted pertrochanteric hip fracture in a fall at his residential aged care…
78y · Male·Cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage due to the combined effects of isch…
Paul Henri, 78, died from cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage following aspiration pneumonia and opioid-related complications. He was admitted to an aged care home and commenced on MS Contin (morphine) 30mg dail…
60y · Male·sepsis and aspiration pneumonia in a man with oral squamous cell carcinoma and m…
Henry Allen, a 60-year-old man with oral squamous cell carcinoma, lung cancer, and multiple comorbidities died from sepsis and aspiration pneumonia while in prison custody at Fiona Stanley Hospital. He received appropria…
81y · Male·COVID-19 infection on a background of Type 2 Diabetes and end stage chronic kidn…
… since 2001, died from COVID-19 infection on a background of type 2 diabetes and end-stage chronic kidney disease. Despite multiple warnings about vaccination, Sievers refused COVID-19 vaccination, stating he saw no poi…
89y · Female·Blunt force head injury on a background of ischaemic and valvular heart disease
An 89-year-old woman with dementia and cardiac disease died from blunt force head injury sustained during an assault by another resident with alcohol-related de…
82y · Female·multi organ failure from burns on a background of aortic stenosis and ischaemic …
An 82-year-old woman with chronic pain from osteoporosis used a hot water bottle at a nursing home. A carer filled it with boiling water directly from a kettle and positioned it against the patient's back without followi…
85y · Male·Pneumonia on a background of end stage Alzheimer's disease
Colin Dean Black, aged 85, died from pneumonia on a background of end-stage Alzheimer's disease at Repatriation General Hospital. He was admitted with agitated behaviour requiring mental health detenti…
84y · Male·Complications of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
An 84-year-old prisoner with multiple chronic conditions (hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatitis B, previous bowel cancer, heart failure) suffered a fatal cardiac arrest whilst atte…
76y · Male·Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis in the setting of acute bronchopneumonia and ren…
Terence Michael Brooks, a 76-year-old man with dementia, vascular disease, and depression, died of streptococcal pneumoniae sepsis with acute bronchopneumonia and renal failure fr…
77y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating retropharyngeal plasmacytoma, cervical myelopa…
…oughout, with no evidence that any action could have altered the outcome. The death resulted from natural disease progression in an elderly, frail man with multiple comorbidities.
64y · Female·acute bronchopneumonia complicating Alzheimer's dementia with head injury
A 64-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer's dementia died from acute bronchopneumonia following a head injury sustained in an unwitnessed fall. She was under a guardianship order with special powers at the time. Follow…
85y · Male·end stage dementia
…cilities appropriate, with no issues identified regarding his management. His death resulted from natural disease progression rather than any clinical error or system failure.
82y · Male·closed head injury (subdural haematoma) sustained in a fall
An 82-year-old man on warfarin died from a subdural haematoma sustained in a fall at a rehabilitation centre. He fell while attempting to walk to the toilet unassisted after not being provided with a urinal bottle, despi…
70y · Male·combined effects of severe pulmonary emphysema, ischaemic heart disease and rece…
A 70-year-old man with severe COPD, dementia and a history of sexually inappropriate behaviour died following an assault by another resident with dementia. The coroner found institutional failures in care standards inclu…
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