18y · Male·Hypoglycaemic hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, due to massive liver necrosis, d…
An 18-year-old remand prisoner died from acute liver failure secondary to Hepatitis B and C infection. He presented with fever and malaise on 15 February but was assessed only for boils an…
63y · Male·complications of hepatic cirrhosis in a man with multiple comorbidities
Michael Faulks, a 63-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including hepatic cirrhosis, hepatitis B, ischaemic heart disease, and intellectual disability, died from complications of cirrhosis while in r…
60y · Male·Complications of gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to cirrhosis of the liver seco…
…old sentenced prisoner, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage complications secondary to cirrhosis from hepatitis B. He presented with multiple serious pre-existing conditions including oesophageal varices, ischaemic h…
55y · Male·Complications of fibrosing alveolitis
…hen clinically indicated. He was considered for lung transplantation but deemed unsuitable due to active hepatitis B. The coroner found his medical care in both prison and hospital was of high standard, with no deficien…
35y · Male·Methylamphetamine toxicity; chronic hepatitis as contributing factor
… cardiac arrhythmia and acute heart failure. Post-mortem blood levels were very high at 6.2mg/L. Chronic hepatitis B was a contributing factor. Investigations found systemic failures: limitations in barrier control tech…
51y · Male·Complications of Recurrent Small Bowel Obstruction (palliated)
Matthew Clark, 51, with Down syndrome and chronic liver disease secondary to Hepatitis B, died from complications of recurrent small bowel obstruction. He had undergone emergency surgery in J…
62y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease
…ary to ischaemic heart disease. He had multiple chronic conditions including diabetes, hypertension, and hepatitis B. During his 9-month custody, he received appropriate medical care including regular hospital admission…
62y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure
…tic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure. He had longstanding chronic diseases including cirrhosis, hepatitis B and C, diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease documented years before his death. During incarcerat…
53y · Male·Sepsis from infected ascites (E. coli) in a man with cirrhosis of the liver, hep…
A 53-year-old male prisoner died of sepsis from E. coli-infected ascites complicated by cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and diffuse B-cell lymphoma. He was admitted to hospital in septic shock with acute abdominal p…
66y · Male·complications of chronic viral liver disease
…d 66, died in custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre from complications of chronic viral liver disease (hepatitis C-related cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma). He had a lengthy medical history and was in palliativ…
68y · Male·end stage liver failure due to hepatitis C
James William Miller, aged 68, died of end-stage liver failure due to hepatitis C while an inmate at Yatala Labour Prison, admitted to Mary Potter Hospice for terminal care. He had mul…
52y · Male·septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri group pneumonia
…th drug toxicity as a contributing factor. He was a complex patient with bipolar disorder, chronic pain, hepatitis B and C, and a history of substance use managed by a single GP. Dr W. co-prescribed benzodiazepines (Dia…
44y · Female·Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)-like virus infection following failed …
A 44-year-old woman died on 1 January 2007, six days after receiving a cadaveric renal transplant. She was one of three organ recipients from the same donor who died within six days of each other from a novel lymphocytic…
31y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of a ruptured large fusiform…
A 31-year-old man with long-standing intravenous drug use and hepatitis C died in prison custody from a ruptured mycotic aneurysm causing subarachnoid hemorrhage. He collapsed …
52y · Male·complications in association with advanced malignancy (hepatocellular carcinoma)…
…ons of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, end-stage cirrhosis, and generalised sepsis. He had contracted Hepatitis C in the late 1980s and was diagnosed with liver cancer in early 2017, treated with TACE and radiofreque…
42y · Female·Subarachnoid haemorrhage as a consequence of rupture of saccular aneurysm of the…
Kerry-Ann Long, a 42-year-old woman in custody at Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre, collapsed suddenly on 3 February 2009 from rupture of a previously undiagnosed anterior communicating artery aneurysm causing subara…
0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating peri partum asphyxia
A term neonate died at 3 days of age from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to perinatal asphyxia. The mother presented in early labour, was initially discharged, then readmitted when labour progressed. Labour progres…
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
Peter Raymond Jacobs, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with severe cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell twice before custody (hitting his head at Town Hall …
84y · Male·Complications of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
…ner with multiple chronic conditions (hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatitis B, previous bowel cancer, heart failure) suffered a fatal cardiac arrest whilst attempting to board a st…
57y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to drug-induced liver injury caused by sodium valproate …
…syndrome, was prescribed sodium valproate for migraine prophylaxis in November 2019. She developed acute hepatitis approximately 5 months later, presenting with jaundice, nausea, and dark urine. Critical failures in cli…
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