241 results for “kidney disease”
79y · Male·Respiratory failure due to haemothorax and hospital-acquired pneumonia due to mu…
…d ambulance response; and omission of bed/chair sensors. He deteriorated in hospital with pneumonia, acute kidney injury, and cardiac complications, dying from respiratory failure. Key lessons: escalate all falls immedia…
62y · Female·Hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock (hysterectomy) in the context of cardiomegaly…
A 62-year-old woman with significant comorbidities (cirrhosis, cardiomegaly, thrombocytopenia, chronic kidney disease, COPD) died from hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock during elective total laparoscopic hysterectom…
72y · Male·Complications of subtotal colectomy for diffuse polyposis and invasive adenocarc…
Melvin Lynch, aged 72, died in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital on 9 December 2019, nine days after elective subtotal colectomy for bowel cancer. Post-operatively, he developed complications including pleural effusion…
71y · Male·metastatic papillary renal cell carcinoma
Robert Bell-Williams, aged 71, died from metastatic papillary renal cell carcinoma while in lawful custody at Long Bay Hospital on 1 February 2024. Imprisoned since 2012, he was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma in 202…
60y · Male·Congestive Cardiac Failure
A 60-year-old Aboriginal man with end-stage COPD, congestive cardiac failure, and ischaemic heart disease died in prison custody. He likely suffered cardiac collapse around 8:30-9:00pm on 25 October 2014, presse…
91y · Male·Complications of cerebrovascular and ischaemic heart disease in a man post anaph…
…erify allergies before administration. The patient developed severe DRESS syndrome with anaphylaxis, acute kidney injury, liver dysfunction, and elevated inflammatory markers. He subsequently suffered a cerebrovascular e…
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
77-year-old male died from complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effusion post-coronary bypass surgery, in the setting of pre-existing renal impairment and diabetes. During pleural ta…
58y · Male·Hypertensive and valvular heart disease
Kevin McCracken, 58, died of hypertensive and valvular heart disease following sudden cardiac collapse in a prison pre-release unit. He had complex pre-existing cardiac disea…
69y · Male·advanced cholangiocarcinoma
Mr Lifa Faafete, aged 69, died from advanced cholangiocarcinoma while in remand custody at Metropolitan Special Programs Centre. He was appropriately transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital on 22 March 2025 for symptom m…
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
…motic breakdown and minimally, if at all, impaired infection control. Death resulted from ischaemic heart disease under strain from severe sepsis. Discharge planning was appropriate, home care adequate, and surgical tec…
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…
77y · Female·Effects of fire
Claudette Marie Daw, a 77-year-old with longstanding schizophrenia, died in a house fire at her home while her brother was hospitalised. The fire originated in her bedroom and was accidentally ignited, likely by a discar…
85y · Female·ischaemic heart disease due to stenosis of coronary bypass grafts
…ass graft causing acute myocardial infarction. While preventability is uncertain given her severe cardiac disease, key failings included: absence of nursing staff at GP consultation, no documented action plan for close …
65y · Male·Complications of end stage renal failure in a man with multiple co-morbidities
Mr Kermond, a 65-year-old man with intellectual disability, visual and hearing impairment living in a group home, was admitted to Lyndoch Living for respite care on 25 July 2019. He had end-stage renal failure and multip…
19y · Female·Meningococcal septicaemia
…riaxone at 1.30pm), intensive supportive care with vasopressors, ICU admission, and specialist infectious disease input. Despite aggressive treatment including fluid resuscitation, multiple antibiotics, and organ suppor…
89y · Male·Complications in association with a gastrointestinal illness in an elderly man w…
Raymond Sydney Cheek, an 89-year-old prisoner with multiple comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, died from complications of gastrointestinal illness with acute renal failure. While medical care at Casuarin…
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…
75y · Female·Haemopericardium due to dissection of the ascending aorta
A 75-year-old woman died from haemopericardium due to ascending aortic dissection. She presented to her GP on 20 February 2020 with central chest pain radiating to the jaw, which the GP attributed to possible acute myoca…
55y · Male·Glioblastoma multiforme
Mark Ian McLaughlin, a 55-year-old man in custody, presented with haematuria and neurological symptoms and was found to have a grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme on imaging and histopathology. He underwent appropriate neuro…
68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…
A 68-year-old man with dysphagia and bipolar disorder died from airway obstruction and aspiration pneumonia after choking on a sandwich brought by his wife during a supervised hospital meal. He had been admitted with wor…
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