Coronial
NSWhome2018-09-24

Inquest into the death of Zoran Zivkovic

48y · Male·Unknown

… November and 1 December 2016. His body was discovered in early decomposition. Autopsy findings included gallstones in the bladder and prostate abnormalities suggesting infection, but no definitive cause of death could b…

forensic medicine
TAShospital2022-03-18

Coroner's Finding: Campbell, Nancy

82y · Female·sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis

…mental health treatment orders, died from sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis. She had gallstones identified on MRCP during psychiatric admission but was deemed high-risk for elective cholecystectomy an…

psychiatrygeneral medicineantipsychotic medication
VIChospital2025-10-28

Finding into death of Kenneth James Anderson

85y · Male·Liver ischaemia and portal vein thrombosis complicating emergency cholecystectom…

…ar-old man with intellectual disability and multiple comorbidities including diabetes, pancreatitis, and gallstones, died following emergency cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis with Mirizzi's syndrome. Intraoperativ…

general surgeryintensive careantibiotics
VIChospital2018-09-03

Finding into death of Robert James Wright

63y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis

…cholangitis due to gallstone obstruction. He presented with weight loss and underwent CT imaging showing gallstones, followed by ERCP on 26 June. Despite initial apparent recovery, he deteriorated on 30 June with sepsis …

general practicegastroenterologypossibly_preventableantibiotics
QLD2022-11-15

Childs, Dennis William

64y · Male·Peritonitis, due to or as a consequence of a ruptured gallbladder, due to or as …

Dennis Childs, a 64-year-old Indigenous man serving a life sentence, died from peritonitis secondary to a ruptured gallbladder. On 8 December 2018, he presented with abdominal pain at the correctional centre but refused …

emergency medicinegeneral surgerydiagnosticdelaymorphine
SAhospital2013-09-30

Coroner's Finding: GIANNINI Pasquale

68y · Male·infarction of the small and large bowel due to superior mesenteric artery thromb…

…f nonspecific abdominal pain. Initial presentations at local hospital and GP were attributed to possible gallstones or gastritis based on CT findings of a solitary gallstone, though the same CT showed concerning SMA chan…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticdelayaugmentin duo
VIC2010-05-21

Finding into death of Dianne Rose Guthrie

38y · Female·unascertained, likely natural causes

Dianne Rose Guthrie, a 38-year-old woman with intellectual disability secondary to childhood head injury and myotonic dystrophy, died at a residential disability facility. She was found unresponsive on 5 March 2009 and r…

pathologygeneral practice
NSWhospital2018-07-20

Inquest into the death of Jamie Walker

49y · Male·Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma

…entify serious pathology and he was discharged. Subsequent investigations revealed obstructive jaundice, gallstones, and advanced liver disease. Exploratory surgery and imaging identified unresectable metastatic cancer. …

emergency medicinegastroenterologymethadone
SAhome2014-01-31

Coroner's Finding: ROWAN Marjorie June

52y · Female·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease

…hepatologists and clinical pharmacologists confirmed her liver function impairment was cholestatic (from gallstones) rather than hepatocellular damage, and her overall drug metabolism capacity remained normal. The dose o…

psychiatrygeneral practicedosulepin
SAhospital2016-05-25

Coroner's Finding: PALTRIDGE Mellanie Joanne

25y · Female·ruptured splenic artery aneurysm with haemorrhage and internal blood loss

… upper quadrant abdominal pain and loss of consciousness. Clinical assessment identified renal colic and gallstones as likely diagnoses. She remained stable overnight but experienced recurrent severe pain at 3am and ulti…

obstetricsemergency medicinediagnosticdelayparacetamol
WAhospital2011-05-12

Inquest into the Death of Walden

68y · Female·Multi-organ failure associated with septic shock following duodenal perforation …

…stectomy); Mr Clarke not reading that same history in the referral; radiologists incorrectly identifying gallstones when the gallbladder was absent; pre-admission clinic staff lacking access to hospital records; and the …

general surgerygeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationpethidine
QLDhospital2025-08-11

Inquest into the death of John Reginald Wright

79y · Male·Complications of peripheral vascular disease with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, atri…

John Reginald Wright, a 79-year-old remand prisoner, died from complications of peripheral vascular disease with diabetes, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy and delirium. He was transferred to Princess Alexandra Hospit…

vascular surgerygeneral medicineglicazide
SAhospital2025-06-12

Coroner's Finding: Salter, Kathleen Ethel

76y · Female·multi-organ failure and sepsis due to complications of cholecystectomy

A 76-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure and sepsis following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a rural hospital. During surgery, the surgeon became misoriented in the inflamed surgical field and divided the com…

general surgeryanaesthesiadiagnosticproceduralapixaban

AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.