51y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis
A 51-year-old man with end-stage renal disease, hepatitis C cirrhosis, endocarditis, and aortic valve disease died in custody from acute myocardial infa…
65y · Male·Metastatic disease with gastrointestinal primary (adenocarcinoma)
…ed to hospital in January 2025 with abdominal pain and was found to have metastatic adenocarcinoma of gastrointestinal origin with ascites and renal involvement. He was transitioned to palliative care and died six weeks …
62y · Male·Hypertensive and ischaemic heart disease in a man with diabetes mellitus
Craig John Reynolds, 62, died from hypertensive and ischaemic heart disease with diabetes mellitus. He was residing in NDIS-funded short-term accommodation at Carroll House when he …
55y · Male·Multiorgan failure and septic shock complicating parasitic gastrointestinal infe…
… disability and multiple comorbidities died from multiorgan failure and septic shock due to parasitic gastrointestinal infection. He presented on 15 July with head banging and oral bleeding; initial assessment by paramed…
80y · Male·general inanition and pneumonia on a background of advanced vascular dementia, c…
…ility from pneumonia and general inanition on a background of advanced vascular dementia, cerebrovascular disease, and a recently operated right hip fracture. He had suffered a fall on 3 October 2019, sustaining a neck …
83y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with her…
…k Valentine, an 83-year-old man, died from congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and anaemia as contributory conditions. He was serving…
86y · Male·progressive cognitive decline/decompensation and gastrointestinal haemorrhage
An 86-year-old man with Parkinson's disease and long-standing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) sustained a traumatic brain injury from a fall…
68y · Male·Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
…re unit. He had suffered from this progressive terminal condition for four years and had longstanding gastrointestinal issues requiring frequent hospitalisations. His death was from natural causes and the coroner found n…
50y · Male·gastrointestinal haemorrhage; haemorrhage from cystic artery post laparoscopic c…
A 50-year-old man died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage involving both a cystic artery and duodenal defect following laparoscopic cholecystectomy…
32y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
…ngle troponin test and ECG. She died the next day from acute coronary thrombosis complicated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Critical omissions included: failure to perform a rectal examination despite clear signs…
68y · Male·Internal haemorrhage due to coagulopathy and upper gastrointestinal varices, cir…
…y contributed significantly to death, which resulted from rapid hepatic decompensation, coagulopathy, gastrointestinal bleeding, and acute cardiac events. The coroner recommended Queensland Health address equipment stand…
57y · Male·Undetermined; possible sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) with competin…
…s possibly sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), with competing contributing factors including gastrointestinal haemorrhage, chronic pancreatitis, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C infection. Mr Mansell had a history …
97y · Male·respiratory failure attributed to aspiration pneumonia on a background of advanc…
…ion pneumonia on a background of advanced dementia, a surgically repaired neck of femur fracture, and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He was admitted to hospital in late September 2019 with behavioural changes and suspecte…
55y · Male·Complications of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in a man with mult…
…hosis and hepatocellular carcinoma while in custody. He had chronic hepatitis C and alcohol-related liver disease since at least 2012. Key clinical gaps included a 12-month delay in his initial medical review after re-a…
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
A 79-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and dementia fell at home, sustaining a left hip fracture requiring surgery. Post-operatively, he develop…
19y · Female·Meningococcal septicaemia
…with a 12-hour history of vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever. The atypical presentation of gastrointestinal symptoms rather than classic meningeal signs is characteristic of meningococcal W in adolescents and …
68y · Male·Exsanguination due to peptic ulcer of the duodenum with erosion into the gastrod…
…out formal diagnosis or investigation. The coroner found that clinicians should have considered upper gastrointestinal bleeding as a differential diagnosis, particularly given the elevated urea and characteristic pattern…
60y · Male·Complications of gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to cirrhosis of the liver seco…
Hassan Mohamed Youssef, a 60-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage complications secondary to cirrhosis from hepatitis B. He presented with multiple serious…
86y · Male·Sepsis associated with a pericolic abscess, complicated by terminal large intest…
… life-sentenced prisoner died from sepsis associated with a pericolic abscess complicated by terminal gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He had extensive comorbidities including bilateral amputations, cardiac failure, and res…
5y · Unknown·Aspiration pneumonia complicating a gastrointestinal illness in a child with cer…
…A deletion), intractable epilepsy, and aspiration risk who died from aspiration pneumonia following a gastrointestinal illness. He was exclusively fed via gastrostomy tube due to inability to swallow safely. He developed…
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