25 results for “gastrointestinal illness”
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…
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…
78y · Female·Complications of mandibular fractures sustained in a fall, in the setting of mal…
… was given appropriate agency in her treatment decisions, including her refusal of investigations for gastrointestinal bleeding and further interventions. No clinical errors or preventability factors were identified.
89y · Male·Complications in association with a gastrointestinal illness in an elderly man w…
…prisoner with multiple comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, died from complications of gastrointestinal illness with acute renal failure. While medical care at Casuarina Prison was generally appropriate, t…
55y · Male·gastrointestinal malignancy, probably carcinoma of the pancreas
…ncreatic cancer on 8 April 2009. The case illustrates challenges in managing patients with serious mental illness and terminal malignancy simultaneously. While his treating doctor anticipated death and described pain co…
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…
39y · Male·Complications arising from widely disseminated primary pulmonary small cell carc…
A 39-year-old male inmate died from complications of widely disseminated small cell lung cancer with hepatitis C cirrhosis. He presented with acute psychosis and catatonia in December 2018, receiving appropriate psychiat…
2y · Male·head injury due to accidental fall from bed
…is death, Luke returned from a scheduled contact visit with his father. Joy, who had been unwell with gastrointestinal symptoms affecting food and fluid intake for several days, lay down to rest and fell into deeper slee…
55y · Male·Complications of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in a man with mult…
Robert Exell, a 55-year-old Aboriginal man, died from complications of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma while in custody. He had chronic hepatitis C and alcohol-related liver disease since at least 2012. Key …
56y · Female·sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma
… of sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma. She had presented months earlier with gastrointestinal symptoms (weight loss, nausea, vomiting, epigastric burning) initially attributed to relapse of eatin…
57y · Male·Small bowel perforation complicating small bowel obstruction arising from intra-…
Agostino Cutugno, a 57-year-old prisoner with intellectual disability (IQ 55) and history of self-inflicted abdominal stab wounds, died from small bowel perforation complicating obstruction due to intra-abdominal adhesio…
38y · Male·Sepsis complicating bronchopneumonia and chest wall abscess in the setting of an…
…erwent incision and drainage on 13 July 2018. Although his GP advised increased prednisolone during acute illness, there was inadequate documentation of this advice, no recorded vital signs during multiple consultations…
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
A 39-year-old man with schizo-affective illness, hepatic cirrhosis, and substance abuse history died from complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction…
65y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage following a fall
Angelo Palma, a 65-year-old man with intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, fell from bed early morning on 2 October 2015 after reporting feeling unwell and vomiting. He sustained a large left-sided a…
53y · Male·decompensated alcoholic liver disease in the setting of gastro-intestinal haemor…
…old man with advanced alcoholic liver disease (Child-Pugh C) died of decompensated liver disease with gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He was arrested for drunk in public place, lodged in police cells, and released in a det…
15y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of b…
…rformed no physical examination before prescribing Lorazepam for travel anxiety, missing signs of serious illness; (2) staff focused on homesickness rather than escalating medical concerns; (3) medical assessment was re…
66y · Male·multiple organ failure associated with the combined effects of complications of …
…exate. He was later hospitalized with severe immunosuppression, triggering tuberculosis reactivation, gastrointestinal bleeding and sepsis. Although the immediate methotrexate toxicity resolved, subsequent complications …
98y · Female·Multi-organ failure following amanita poisoning
A 98-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure following amanita (death cap) mushroom poisoning. She had foraged wild mushrooms from her garden in April 2024 without incident, then consumed mushrooms from the same loc…
Unknown·Sodium nitrite toxicity
Two deaths from sodium nitrite toxicity: Laurence Cox (63) and his daughter Ryley Cox (32). Laurence had a history of depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and medical conditions including emphysema and legal blindness, and…
49y · Male·small intestinal infarction due to mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis associa…
Gary Walpole, a 49-year-old teacher with polycythaemia rubra vera, died from small intestinal infarction due to mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis. He was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital with oesophageal varices f…
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