624 results for “pulmonary disease”
Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism and bronchopneumonia secondary to deep vein thrombosis
JNY, a man with metastatic small cell carcinoma, COPD, and ischaemic heart disease, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and bronchopneumonia. He received palliative care at home provided b…
86y · Male·Acute Myocardial Ischaemia in an Elderly Man with Valvular and Ischaemic Heart D…
…inal hernia surgery at Esperance District Hospital. He had significant cardiac history including valvular disease, ischaemic heart disease, and atrial fibrillation. After his first hernia repair in June 2011, he experie…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
Ronald Arthur Elliott, aged 80, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and COPD following a hip fracture. He fell on 12 June 2020, underwent left hip hemiarthroplasty at Flinders Medic…
56y · Male·respiratory failure due to adenocarcinoma of the lung and chronic obstructive lu…
…er, aged 56, died from respiratory failure due to adenocarcinoma of the lung and chronic obstructive lung disease. He was a life prisoner serving a sentence for murder. He had been a heavy smoker throughout his life and…
90y · Male·pneumonia complicating ischaemic heart disease
…ce of Wales Hospital on 12 September 2022. He had complex medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, chronic cardiac failure, pulmonary disease, and pneumonia. Admitted on 5 August 2022 with multi-lobar pn…
64y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus as a result of bilateral deep vein thrombosis which dev…
RW, a 64-year-old with chronic ischaemic heart disease, suffered traumatic brain injury from an intentional motorcycle collision and underwent emergency neurosu…
84y · Male·respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia
…ound his death resulted from the natural progression of multiple comorbidities (diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, dementia) complicated by hospitalisation. While the hospital-acquired p…
66y · Male·End stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
… adopted following a clinical decision that invasive ventilation would be futile given his end-stage lung disease. The coroner found the custodial management of his mental and physical health issues appropriate, noting …
60y · Male·bronchopneumonia as a result of or secondary to cerebral haemorrhage; contributi…
Wayne Barry Matschoss, a 60-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities including cardiac disease, epilepsy, chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis, died in custody at Rockhampton Base Hospital from bronc…
82y · Male·Complications associated with advanced chronic lung disease
Ivan Metcalfe, aged 82, died of complications from advanced chronic lung disease while in prison custody. He had multiple comorbidities including diabetes, ischaemic cardiovascular disea…
65y · Male·Congestive Cardiac Failure secondary to Ischaemic Heart Disease due to Non-Small…
Kevin John Steel, a 65-year-old Aboriginal man with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and multiple comorbidities, died in Alice Springs Hospital from congestive cardiac …
76y · Male·pneumonia and exacerbation of chronic obstructive airway disease
George William Cameron, aged 76, died from pneumonia and exacerbation of chronic obstructive airway disease at Noarlunga Hospital. He was admitted with acute alcohol withdrawal, confusion, and respiratory symptoms…
78y · Male·multi-lobar pneumonia and pleural effusions on a background of urothelial carcin…
…rtis, a 78-year-old prisoner with multiple chronic conditions including COPD, bladder cancer, and cardiac disease, died of multi-lobar pneumonia and pleural effusions following chemotherapy for invasive bladder carcinom…
61y · Male·lung carcinoma
Kelvin Gardoll, a 61-year-old man, died in custody from lung carcinoma on 4 August 2014 at Long Bay Correctional Complex Hospital. He had presented with a skin lesion that was excised in 2010 (histologically confirmed as…
54y · Male·Complications of metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma
… widespread lung metastases and organising pneumonia. Transition to palliative care was appropriate given disease progression. The autopsy revealed an enlarged heart (560g, normal ~426g) with cardiomegaly contributing t…
72y · Female·Pneumonia as a consequence of chronic obstructive airway disease
…igor-Newitt, a 72-year-old woman in prison, died from pneumonia complicated by chronic obstructive airway disease. She had presented with respiratory symptoms on 27 and 29 September 2020 and was appropriately hospitalis…
56y · Female·combined drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline and mirtazapine); pul…
Marianne Steer, 56, died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline, and mirtazapine. She had a long history of substance dependence and had voluntarily ceased methadone treatment five month…
43y · Female·Complications of morbid obesity, including progressive respiratory and cardiac f…
Nicole Abbott, 43, died from complications of morbid obesity (BMI 54.4) including progressive respiratory and cardiac failure, exacerbated by smoking and obstructive sleep apnoea. She was subject to a Psychiatric Treatme…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
…Inpatient Treatment Order for psychiatric assessment. Despite improvements initially, her underlying lung disease precluded intubation. She deteriorated and died 4 days later. Clinical lessons include: recognition that …
72y · Male·Haemopericardium due to anti-coagulation treatment for pulmonary thromboemboliti…
…-old with recent cardiac surgery (CABG), died from haemopericardium due to anticoagulation treatment for pulmonary thromboembolism. Post-mortem examination revealed fibrinous pericarditis (a known post-CABG complication…
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