226 results for “type 2 diabetes mellitus”
75y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease and Cardiomegaly
Robert Conkie Gray, a 75-year-old man with significant cardiac disease (ischaemic heart disease, cardiomegaly, triple vessel coronary atherosclerosis with right coronary artery thrombosis), died suddenly on a psychiatric…
29y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia
David Dungay, a 29-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic schizophrenia, type 1 diabetes, and obesity, died on 29 December 2015 in Long Bay Hospital's Mental Health Unit while in custod…
74y · Male·Aspiration of gastric contents due to paralytic ileus following Whipple surgery …
… ampullary adenoma. The clinical lessons involve recognition of gastroparesis risk in high-risk patients (diabetes, obesity, opioid use, post-major surgery). Multiple missed opportunities to recognize and manage gastropa…
54y · Male·Respiratory failure due to aspiration pneumonia and acute autonomic and sensory …
… decline. The coroner found his treatment generally appropriate but noted two concerns: poorly controlled diabetes at Glenside Hospital (unrelated to his death) and critical failure to recognize his detained status, resu…
56y · Male·Unascertained
Adrian Christian Victor Meneveau, aged 56, and his mother Felicity Ruth Loveday, aged 83 with dementia, disappeared while sailing on Port Phillip Bay on 11 December 2019 after setting out in a vessel unsuitable for exten…
60y · Male·Complications of gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to cirrhosis of the liver seco…
… serious pre-existing conditions including oesophageal varices, ischaemic heart disease, and uncontrolled diabetes. In prison, his medication compliance improved significantly compared to community care, and he received …
76y · Female·complications of subdural haemorrhage (operation)
Josephine Cesnik, 76, died from complications of subdural haemorrhage following head trauma on 20 January 2008. She initially concealed the injury, attributing it to a fall, and did not seek medical attention for 9 days …
84y · Female·Complications associated with Diabetes Mellitus (likely hyperosmolar hyperglycae…
…aluszak, 84, died at a residential aged care facility after rapid deterioration from complex dementia and diabetes. On 10 November 2017, she developed acute semiconsciousness and agitation. The clinical nurse consultant …
52y · Male·Complications of chronic cardiac failure in the setting of ischaemic heart disea…
…ing rough at Hawthorn Library. He had multiple chronic conditions including heart failure, unstable angina, type 2 diabetes, and microcytic anaemia, alongside mental health issues and substance use. Despite contact with …
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with acute cardiac event
…vember 2017. He had significant comorbidities including coronary artery disease (recent stent insertion), diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Clinical lessons include: (1) the critical importance of systematic deteriora…
43y · Male·complications of decompensated liver failure due to occult sepsis and retroperit…
Con Koumis, a 43-year-old man with beta-thalassaemia major requiring regular blood transfusions, died from decompensated liver failure complicated by occult sepsis and retroperitoneal haemorrhage. He was remanded in cust…
61y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of aspiration pneumonia in a man with Pra…
Andrew Peter De Julia, a 61-year-old man with Prader-Willi syndrome, complex medical history including severe ischaemic heart disease, and multiple comorbidities, died of ischaemic heart disease complicated by aspiration…
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
A 73-year-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following…
75y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
A 75-year-old man with hypertension, diabetes, and smoking history presented to a regional emergency department with right lower quadrant abdominal pai…
77y · Male·Blunt force head and chest injuries from motor vehicle collision
A 77-year-old male with a history of seizures (2017, 2023) died from blunt force head and chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 10 March 2024. The vehicle travelled at 157 km/h approaching a red traffi…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with a left middle cerebral artery stroke (palliat…
Brian Lench, a 58-year-old man with intellectual disability in DHS residential care, suffered a left middle cerebral artery stroke on 6 October 2011. He developed aspiration pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory dis…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of refractory focal status epilepticus
Linda Snadden, a 62-year-old woman with cognitive decline, brain tumour history, and multiple comorbidities including severe sleep apnoea and pulmonary hypertension, died from aspiration pneumonia during refractory focal…
60y · Male·Neck compression secondary to hanging
A 60-year-old man with Type 2 diabetes and low mood died by hanging within 24 hours of being interviewed by police regarding child sexu…
56y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis secondary to airways obstruction from squamous cell carci…
Edgar Forrester, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man, died of aspiration pneumonitis secondary to oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma with metastases while in custody. He presented with progressive dysphagia from September 2019…
63y · Female·Escherichia coli septicaemia in a lady with multiple comorbidities
Helen Welsh, 63, died from E. coli septicaemia with multiple comorbidities. She presented with respiratory symptoms and underwent bronchoscopy. On discharge day, she deteriorated with fever, altered consciousness, and hy…
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