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51y · Female·Complications of presumed gallbladder adenocarcinoma
Ms Leesa Sandra Higgins, a 51-year-old woman with tuberous sclerosis and intellectual disability living in residential care, died from complications of presumed gallbladder adenocarcinoma. She was admitted to hospital in…
54y · Male·Streptococcus septicaemia and aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down's Synd…
Jeffrey Leigh Campbell, a 54-year-old man with Down's Syndrome and dementia living in specialist disability accommodation, died from streptococcus septicaemia and aspiration pneumonia. He developed respiratory distress a…
61y · Male·Lymphoma (CD30 positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder), medically managed
A 61-year-old man died from CD30-positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder (PTCL) after being incorrectly diagnosed and treated for Hodgkin lymphoma. Critical diagnostic information—a negative PAX5 immunohistochemistr…
80y · Male·haemorrhagic stroke caused by Staphylococcus aureus sepsis due to L4/5 discectom…
An 80-year-old man underwent elective microdiscectomy for spinal pain in April 2023. In late June, he developed a wound infection with Staphylococcus aureus causing discitis. Despite appropriate diagnosis and aggressive …
71y · Male·RACF acquired pneumonia and Alzheimer dementia
Ross Stuart Blades, a 71-year-old man with Alzheimer dementia and squamous cell carcinoma, died of RACF-acquired pneumonia while residing in an aged care facility. He was found deceased on the floor beside his bed. The c…
48y · Male·Pneumonia (Klebsiella and COVID-19) complicating motor neurone disease
A 48-year-old man with motor neurone disease died from pneumonia (Klebsiella and COVID-19) while in full-time supported accommodation. He contracted COVID-19 in the week before death, and his condition rapidly declined d…
46y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with multiple sclerosis
Marina Norman, a 46-year-old woman with progressive multiple sclerosis since 2010, died from aspiration pneumonia at Dandenong Hospital on 11 April 2023. She was bedbound and non-verbal at the time of admission with decr…
47y · Male·Sudden cardiac death in association with COVID-19 infection
Alen Imbrisak, a 47-year-old man incarcerated at Junee Correctional Centre, died on 26 January 2022 from sudden cardiac death in association with COVID-19 infection. He tested positive on 25 January 2022 during a centre-…
98y · Female·Sepsis due to sacral pressure ulcer complicated by osteomyelitis against a backg…
A 98-year-old woman with dementia and multiple comorbidities died from sepsis secondary to a sacral pressure ulcer that progressed to osteomyelitis while in residential aged care. The coroner identified systemic clinical…
73y · Male·subdural haematoma from fall
Leonard Athol Long, a 73-year-old on warfarin for mechanical mitral valve replacement, fell twice during hospitalization for urinary tract infection. He was on SMZ-TMP antibiotics, which interact significantly with warfa…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to cerebral palsy
Maria Presti, 62-year-old non-verbal woman with cerebral palsy and dysphagia living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia with acute kidney injury and severe hypernatremia. She was admitt…
9y · Female·Streptococcus pneumoniae and Candida albicans pneumonia and empyema in a girl wi…
Makayla Lee Wadeson, a 9-year-old autistic girl with ulcerative colitis on immunosuppressive therapy, presented to the emergency department with ear infection symptoms on 29 July 2022. She was triaged Category 4 and disc…
11y · Male·Sepsis
An 11-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD level 3), ADHD, and obesity died from sepsis on 20 June 2022. He presented to Rosebud Hospital ED on 14 June with fever, vomiting, and low blood pressure, was dischar…
5y · Male·Septic shock due to Influenza A infection and bacterial co-infection with Staphy…
A 5-year-old boy died from septic shock complicating influenza A with bacterial co-infection (Staphylococcus aureus or Group A Streptococcus). He presented to the ED on 22 May 2022 with fever, abdominal pain, and vomitin…
78y · Male·COVID-19 pneumonitis on a background of ANCA nephropathy, hypertension, and diab…
Denis Ives, a 78-year-old man with type 1 diabetes, chronic kidney disease stage 4, ANCA nephropathy and hypertension, died of COVID-19 pneumonitis while in custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre. He tested positive for…
64y · Female·COVID-19 and aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy
Ms N, a 64-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from COVID-19 complicated by aspiration pneumonia. She presented with fever and hypoxia, tested positive for COVID-19, an…
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 investigated following haemoptysis in October 2021, w…
50y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia, with epilepsy with frequent seizures as contributory cause
Hayley Michelle Impey, aged 50, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by epilepsy with frequent seizures. She presented with status epilepticus requiring intubation and transfer to a tertiary hospital. She was extub…
63y · Female·Sepsis with multiorgan failure in the setting of limb cellulitis complicating a …
A 63-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (obesity, chronic lung disease, obstructive sleep apnoea, prior cerebrovascular disease with hemiparesis) sustained a 4cm laceration to her right shin from a motorised whee…
64y · Female·Complications of hospital acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 infection
Heather Maree Smith, a 64-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy and multiple comorbidities residing in specialist disability accommodation, died from complications of hospital-acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 infectio…
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