Coronial

4 results for hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state

TAShospital2022-03-18

Coroner's Finding: Collis, Mary

73y · Female·pulmonary embolus

…n General Hospital on 15 June 2020. She was admitted after becoming unconscious at home, found to be in hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS) exacerbated by urosepsis, precipitated by cessation of diabetic medications …

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NT

Inquest into the death of Road Deaths 33 and 34 of 2024

17y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash

…d, sustaining fatal blunt force injuries. The 17-year-old had uncontrolled type 2 diabetes resulting in hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state, which the forensic pathologist opined could have complicated what might otherwise…

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QLDaged care2024-08-15

Non-inquest findings into the death of Charlotte Paluszak

84y · Female·Complications associated with Diabetes Mellitus (likely hyperosmolar hyperglycae…

Mrs Charlotte Paluszak, 84, died at a residential aged care facility after rapid deterioration from complex dementia and diabetes. On 10 November 2017, she developed acute semiconsciousness and agitation. The clinical nu…

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VICaged care2025-05-22

Finding into death of Veronica Lesley Roberts

75y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of unstable type 2 diabetes mellitus and …

Veronica Roberts, 75, died from ischaemic heart disease complicated by unstable diabetes and a medication error. On 4 October 2020, her insulin dose was increased to 20 units daily, but due to Electronic Medical Record (…

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