241 results for “kidney disease”
86y · Male·Acute on chronic renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis as a consequence of d…
An 86-year-old man with chronic renal impairment (eGFR 37) died from acute-on-chronic renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis caused by a contraindicated drug interaction. His GP prescribed clarithromycin for a chest i…
73y · Male·UNASCERTAINED
…ion) was found deceased in Port Phillip Bay. He had recently commenced dialysis after years of progressive kidney disease and documented poor medication compliance. He had chronic major depressive disorder with documente…
76y · Female·infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory …
Patricia Marie Foster, 76, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital from infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus. She presented with multifactorial respiratory distress com…
Three separate cases: (1) Ronald Grundy - advanced atherosclerotic coronary vasc…
… in Tasmania between 2016 and 2017. Ronald Grundy (80) died of advanced atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease while hospitalised with pneumonia and gastroenteritis; his treatment was adequate and appropriate. Aaron …
63y · Female·Sepsis complicating cellulitis following skin cancer excision and skin graft pro…
… performed in a general practitioner's clinic. The lesion was a squamous cell carcinoma (invasive Bowen's disease) on the lower leg. Two days post-procedure, the patient presented with fever, delirium, and lower limb ce…
62y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure
…lice Springs Hospital from hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure. He had longstanding chronic diseases including cirrhosis, hepatitis B and C, diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease documented years befo…
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.
77y · Male·Blunt trauma to the chest: haemothorax, rib fractures and lacerated aorta with a…
A 77-year-old man with a history of heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and asthma died from blunt chest trauma (haemothorax, rib fractures, lacerated …
50y · Male·Complications of end-stage renal failure (palliated) in a man with Down's syndro…
John Mackenzie, a 50-year-old man with Down's syndrome, severe intellectual disability, and end-stage renal failure, died in a residential care facility operated by the Department of Human Services. He had been recently …
69y · Female·Congestive cardiac failure
Margaret O'Donnell, a 69-year-old woman with complex medical history including heart failure, diabetes, obesity and hypertension, died from congestive cardiac failure. She was admitted to Austin Hospital on 16 March 2013…
64y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy, secondary to cardiac arrest, secondary to myocardial inf…
A 64-year-old man with paranoid psychosis, poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive cardiac failure, and chronic obstructive airways disease died from hypox…
75y · Male·End-stage renal disease, with hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, and diabete…
Edgar Hugh Sandow, a 75-year-old First Nations man, died from end-stage renal disease while incarcerated at Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He had multiple comorbidities including he…
57y · Male·Complications of opioid (hydromorphone and morphine) toxicity and incised wounds…
Leslie Hawkins, aged 57 with dementia and significant medical comorbidities, died from opioid toxicity and incised wrist wounds as part of a suicide pact with his terminally ill wife. Mrs Hawkins, diagnosed with advanced…
64y · Male·Ischaemic bowel and spleen infarction secondary to occlusion of splenic artery a…
…noma. The surgeon misidentified major blood vessels in the setting of extensive fibrotic tissue around the kidney. Although the surgeon converted to open surgery, he placed clips on wrong vessels in both approaches. Post…
69y · Male·Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis
James Ronald Chi, aged 69, died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis at Broome Hospital. He was an involuntary mental health patient with …
90y · Male·Sepsis in the setting of cachexia in a man with multiple comorbidities
Ronald Jelbert, a 90-year-old man with moderate intellectual disability living in a disability group home, was admitted to hospital on 21 December 2019 with sepsis suspected secondary to urinary tract infection, colonic …
68y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to gram-negative sepsis on a background of recent myocar…
…gical intervention was timely and appropriate, his complex medical background—particularly advanced renal disease and underlying lung pathology—created vulnerability to post-operative complications. The coroner found no…
71y · Female·Diffuse Lymphoid Malignancy
Mary Una Barnett, a 71-year-old woman in custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, died from diffuse lymphoid malignancy (high-grade lymphoma) discovered shortly before her death. She had extensive comorbidities including ch…
61y · Male·Metastatic lung cancer (palliated)
Si Ro Vo, a 61-year-old male imprisoned since April 2025, died from metastatic lung cancer with brain involvement while in palliative care at the prison inpatient unit. He had an Acute Resuscitation Plan documenting comf…
83y · Male·Unascertained (natural causes)
Paul Henry Green, 83-year-old man with intellectual disability and multiple chronic conditions including renal failure on dialysis, was found unresponsive in his bed at a residential care facility. He had been isolating …
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