27 results for “disease relapse”
2y · Female·Complications relating to metastatic neuroblastoma
…therapy, radiotherapy, and biotherapy at Princess Margaret Hospital. She initially achieved remission but relapsed after 7 months. Dinutuximab immunotherapy, considered standard care, was unavailable due to global suppl…
58y · Male·metastatic multiple myeloma
…as a 2-3 week delay in initial CT scanning in 2004, earlier diagnosis would not have prevented death. The disease was disseminated and advanced at diagnosis. The one-month interval to diagnosis was shorter than communit…
72y · Male·Cranial fracture and intracranial haemorrhage from self-inflicted fall
… psychiatric ward. He was an involuntary patient in the High Dependency Unit experiencing acute psychotic relapse with command hallucinations. Clinical staff were present and responding appropriately to his acute agitat…
58y · Male·coronary artery arteriosclerosis (natural causes)
…t was discharged; his presentation was judged appropriate at the time despite later appearing to be early relapse. He re-presented on 22 April 2020 with florid psychosis and was admitted to BMHU under a Form 6A involunt…
53y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with obesity and chronic liver disease
Craig Ashley Hill, a 53-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including obesity, chronic liver disease with cirrhosis, cardiomegaly, hypertension, diabetes, and mental health conditions, died suddenly in hosp…
71y · Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease
Raymond O'Brien, a 71-year-old forensic patient with a history of ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia, was admitted to hospital with chest pain in August 2013. Initial diagno…
69y · Female·Hydrocephalus and subarachnoid haemorrhage in the setting of a fall in a woman w…
…ebruary 2025. The exact cause of hydrocephalus remained unclear—possibly related to trauma, infection, or disease relapse. The coroner found all assessment and treatment to be appropriate, making no adverse findings.
4y · Male·acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
…, leukapheresis, neurosurgical intervention for cerebral bleeding, and stem cell transplant in Sydney, he relapsed in July 2015. Medical care was optimal and appropriately managed. The coroner found no clinical issues c…
68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…
…e during a supervised hospital meal. He had been admitted with worsening dysphagia, delirium, and bipolar relapse. Speech pathology had prescribed texture-modified diet and nasogastric feeding due to high aspiration ris…
45y · Male·focal coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly
Stratos Ioannidis, age 45, died at Maroondah Hospital on 28 March 2025 from focal coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly during an involuntary psychiatric admission. He presented with acute psychosis from bipo…
46y · Male·Complications of chronic alcoholism and hypertension
…ber. He collapsed in the shower on 2 November and could not be resuscitated. Autopsy revealed fatty liver disease, enlarged heart, and elevated ketoacid levels consistent with alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA)—a potentially …
45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…
Stanley King, a 45-year-old man with severe psychosis, coronary artery disease, and obesity, died from cardiorespiratory arrest triggered by antipsychotic-induced laryngeal dystonia. A…
76y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes
…an with schizoaffective disorder, was admitted to an acute psychogeriatric unit on 29 November 2022 for a relapse associated with medication non-adherence. He was commenced on intramuscular olanzapine 10mg daily and rev…
16y · Male·pulmonary embolism secondary to nephrotic syndrome
…st 2015. He presented to Rockingham Hospital with dyspnoea, hypoxia, tachycardia and hypotension during a disease relapse. Doctors appropriately diagnosed acute pulmonary oedema—a common complication of nephrotic syndro…
63y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the lung
…o-face examination, and no chest X-ray was ordered despite persistent respiratory symptoms and antibiotic relapse. While earlier diagnosis would have occurred weeks sooner, the cancer was already advanced beyond effecti…
55y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by epilepsy, asthma and schizophrenia
…ning she was found unresponsive and died despite resuscitation attempts. Autopsy revealed ischaemic heart disease with significant coronary stenosis as the primary cause. The coroner found the hospital care appropriate.…
39y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, venlafaxine, alprazolam, pregabalin) with contribut…
… and clear protocols; (3) support plans must be updated promptly following psychiatric hospitalization or relapse; (4) effective handovers between shifts are critical safety measures; (5) medication administration shoul…
49y · Female·Unascertained; most likely cardiac abnormality
Jennifer Gebert, a 49-year-old with long-standing mental illness and substance use disorder, died unexpectedly in an acute psychiatric unit on 6 December 2019. She presented to the ED intoxicated (BAC 0.159%) following b…
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis and minor trauma
Ashley Glenfield Gavenor, a 48-year-old Indigenous man with coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, and bipolar affective disorder, died in Townsville Correctional Centre following…
33y · Male·hypoxic respiratory failure following right pneumonectomy for treatment of sever…
…nd the vulnerability of migrant workers to exploitation affecting nutrition and TB reactivation risk. His disease relapsed despite initial drug treatment, necessitating surgery. The coroner found malnutrition a contribu…
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