301 results for “renal disease”
56y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicated by multiorgan failure and hypoxic ischaemic encepha…
Michael Dyball, a 56-year-old prisoner with chronic kidney disease, hepatitis C, and treated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, collapsed in his prison cell and suffere…
56y · Male·disseminated malignancy – known non-small cell carcinoma of lung
…x-ray findings in 2011 and managed conservatively given his poor lung function. He progressed to brain and renal metastases by late 2015. The coroner found no deficiencies in supervision, treatment, or care. Mental heal…
78y · Male·Complete transection of body sustained in single motor vehicle crash
…e may have allowed survival. The deceased had multiple chronic health conditions including chronic kidney disease, diabetes with renal failure, and history of ulcerative colitis. The vehicle was mechanically sound. This…
81y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating end stage fronto-temporal dementia on a backgr…
…ied of aspiration pneumonia complicating end-stage fronto-temporal dementia with chronic obstructive lung disease, ischaemic heart disease and chronic renal failure. He was detained under the Mental Health Act following…
45y · Female·methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endocarditis of the mitral va…
A 45-year-old woman with chronic renal failure requiring dialysis and bipolar disorder died of MRSA endocarditis of the mitral valve. She was det…
89y · Male·Complications in association with a gastrointestinal illness in an elderly man w…
…ities including insulin-dependent diabetes, died from complications of gastrointestinal illness with acute renal failure. While medical care at Casuarina Prison was generally appropriate, there was one medication error:…
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of acute myocardial infarction in a man with…
Laurence Allen, a 66-year-old man with quadraplegia, end-stage renal failure requiring dialysis, and cardiac disease, died of aspiration pneumonia following acute myocardial i…
80y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating terminal palliative care in an elderly man with ch…
Aurelio Monterlegre Cruz, an 80-year-old man with complex medical conditions including chronic renal failure, ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and COPD, died of bronchopneumonia complicating terminal palli…
55y · Male·Renal cell carcinoma (brain metastasis)
…tely transferred to hospital where MRI imaging revealed a large right frontal brain tumour with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. He underwent uncomplicated craniotomy and tumour resection on 25 September 2014. Despite s…
85y · Male·end stage dementia
…owing transfer to Noarlunga Hospital on 8 November 2017, his condition deteriorated rapidly with declining renal function, swallowing difficulties, and resistance to care. Palliative care was initiated on 13 November 20…
63y · Male·metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with ischaemic heart disease as a significa…
…rving a custodial sentence died of metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with contributing ischaemic heart disease. One month before death, he presented with constitutional symptoms and was diagnosed with stage IV diseas…
72y · Male·metastatic prostate carcinoma
…state cancer. He had declined cancer treatment from 2014-2018 but agreed to chemotherapy after metastatic disease was identified. He also had significant kidney disease requiring ureteric stents. The coroner found that …
69y · Male·end-stage interstitial lung disease and chronic congestive cardiac failure
A 69-year-old male Vietnam veteran with end-stage interstitial lung disease, biventricular heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and chronic renal impairment died at Fli…
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
…ension following drainage of pleural effusion post-coronary bypass surgery, in the setting of pre-existing renal impairment and diabetes. During pleural tap procedures performed 7 February 2003, trauma to intercostal ve…
42y · Male·disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma
A 42-year-old prisoner died from disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Renal cancer was identified by ultrasound in September 2006 and confirmed by CT scan. Surg…
76y · Male·Complications of metastatic renal cancer in a man with multiple medical co-morbi…
A 76-year-old man with metastatic renal cancer and multiple comorbidities died in prison from complications of his malignancy. Following a family …
88y · Male·General frailty and inanition; antecedent conditions: chronic cardiac and renal …
…Aged Care Unit, Long Bay Correctional Centre from general frailty and inanition due to chronic cardiac and renal failure and diabetes. The coroner found he received appropriate care and treatment from Justice Health and…
62y · Male·end stage renal failure complicating oxalate crystal nephropathy with contributi…
Stewart Anthony Leane, 62, died from end-stage renal failure due to oxalate crystal nephropathy with contributing head injury. He had complex medical needs inc…
89y · Female·acute renal failure with severe electrolyte disturbance due to sigmoid volvulus …
An 89-year-old woman with severe vascular dementia died from acute renal failure due to sigmoid volvulus while detained under the Mental Health Act. She was admitted to hospital f…
62y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
Peter Albert Begg, a 62-year-old prisoner, died of ischaemic heart disease due to severe coronary atherosclerosis with contributing dothiepin toxicity. He collapsed while pushing a…
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