Coronial

51 results for incontinence

SA2021-11-25

Coroner's Finding: Hancott, Duncan John

56y · Male·urosepsis

…mingly stable patients with advanced liver disease can deteriorate rapidly from sepsis, and that faecal incontinence in this context may indicate serious underlying pathology warranting urgent investigation rather than r…

infectious diseaseshepatologydiagnosticamitriptyline
TAScommunity2026-05-04

Coroner's Finding: Frankcombe, Kerry Selwyn

75y · Male·Probable drowning

… approximately 12 nautical miles offshore without him. Investigation revealed he had experienced faecal incontinence, removed his clothing and personal flotation device, and entered the water to clean himself. The vessel…

VICmental health2014-12-23

Finding into death of David John McLeod

58y · Male·Cardiomegaly and severe single vessel coronary artery atherosclerosis in a man w…

…galy and severe single vessel coronary artery atherosclerosis. Investigation focused on whether urinary incontinence represented a new symptom requiring investigation versus pre-existing chronic incontinence. Although me…

psychiatrygeneral medicinerisperidone
SAaged care2016-09-12

Coroner's Finding: PETRICH Sandor

76y · Male·General inanition due to end stage Parkinson's disease

…e had been diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2005 and presented with advanced disease including immobility, incontinence, cognitive impairment, and dysphasia. The inquest was held because he was subject to a guardianship ord…

palliative careneurology
SAaged care2015-08-27

Coroner's Finding: BEASLEY John Alfred

79y · Male·cardiovascular degeneration

John Alfred Beasley, aged 79, died of cardiovascular degeneration at Resthaven aged care facility on 16 August 2012. He had multiple chronic conditions including Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease wit…

general practicegeriatric medicine
SAaged care2017-05-30

Coroner's Finding: SMITH Arthur

80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating inanition of dementia

Arthur Smith, an 80-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by inanition (malnutrition/dehydration) at an aged care facility. He had cognitive decline from 2011, with p…

geriatric medicinepsychiatry
WAhome2016-11-22

Inquest into the Death of Maria Carmel NICEFORO

75y · Female·organ failure due to sepsis, likely from infected pressure sores, in the context…

…ion, and the deceased's progressive refusal to mobilise despite repeated nursing advice. The deceased's incontinence and faecal contamination accelerated wound deterioration. While KinCare had systemic failures in suppli…

general practiceemergency medicinecommunicationsystem
VICaged care2023-03-22

Finding into death of Margaret Alice Cook

88y · Female·Complications of a stage 3 sacral pressure ulcer in a woman with dementia

Margaret Alice Cook, an 88-year-old woman with end-stage dementia, died from complications of a stage 3 sacral pressure ulcer at a palliative care unit. She had resided at Crofton House Supported Residential Services (SR…

geriatric medicinegeneral practicesystemcommunicationflucloxacillin
VIChospital2010-04-13

Finding into death of Gary Allan Carrick

45y · Male·Bronchopneumonia

…ronchopneumonia. He experienced rapid functional decline from January 2008, including loss of mobility, incontinence, and development of infected pressure ulcers. An MRI in May 2008 confirmed severe cervical myelopathy u…

neurologypalliative caredelaystaphylex
SAaged care2021-11-25

Coroner's Finding: McCormack, Donald Stewart

81y · Male·pneumonia complicating surgery for left hip fracture on a background of ischaemi…

…m pneumonia following hip fracture surgery. He fell while hip protectors were being cleaned after bowel incontinence. Post-operatively he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia and was appropriately managed with palliativ…

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgery
VICaged care2025-03-03

Finding into death of Heather Ash

68y · Female·Terminal palliation in the setting of ischaemic liver and bronchopneumonia

…nia. From late 2019, her health deteriorated significantly with neurological symptoms including urinary incontinence, poor mobility, and food refusal. Her GP suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus and sought neurologica…

general practicegeriatric medicinesystemmorphine
TASaged care2017-05-08

Coroner's Finding: Handasyde, Robert Neil

86y · Male·Sepsis with septic shock, due to urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis (kidney…

…ritis and prostatic infection. He presented to his GP in March 2015 with dizziness and reported urinary incontinence and nocturia, suggesting bladder neck obstruction. This diagnosis was missed by the GP and subsequently…

general practicecardiologydiagnosticmedicationclopidogrel
TAShome2024-03-07

Coroner's Finding: Dorothy Jean Atkins

83y · Female·meningitis with sepsis with the likely source of infection being a large and dee…

Dorothy Jean Atkins, aged 83, died on 9 July 2017 from meningitis and sepsis secondary to a large stage 4 sacral decubitus ulcer. Autopsy revealed severe malnutrition (24.5kg, BMI 13), poor hygiene with faecal soiling un…

geriatric medicinepathologydiagnosticcommunicationirbesartan
TASaged care2026-05-19

Coroner's Finding: de-identified BE

85y · Male·systemic sepsis due to infected right perineal ulcer and associated perianal abs…

An 85-year-old man with dementia and multiple comorbidities died of sepsis caused by an infected sacral pressure ulcer that developed and deteriorated while resident at an aged care facility. Initially assessed as stage …

geriatric medicinegeneral practicedelaymedication
VIChome2017-04-06

Finding into death of Child W

10y · Female·Ischaemic large bowel; large bowel obstruction secondary to chronic constipation

Child W, aged 10, died from ischaemic large bowel secondary to chronic constipation and faecal impaction. She had lifelong constipation and encopresis (soiling) from infancy, presenting to her GP twice (2008, 2010) with …

paediatricsgeneral practicediagnosticdelaymacrogol
VIChospital2026-02-10

Finding into death of David Ronald Thompson

64y · Male·Complications of advanced rectal carcinoma

David Ronald Thompson, a 64-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and complex medical needs, died from complications of advanced rectal carcinoma. He resided in specialist disability accommodation and had been…

colorectal surgeryoncology
SAaged care2024-06-19

Coroner's Finding: Perkins, Ann

77y · Female·general inanition on a background of dementia, chronic subdural haematoma and ri…

Mrs Ann Perkins, aged 77, died from general inanition with dementia, chronic subdural haematoma, and fractured neck of femur as contributing factors. She sustained an unwitnessed fall at her aged care facility in Decembe…

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgery
QLDhospital2005-05-04

Robinson, Jacinta Kate

7y · Female·cardiac tamponade due to total parenteral nutrition fluid leakage into the peric…

A 7-year-old girl with spina bifida died from cardiac tamponade caused by total parenteral nutrition (TPN) fluid leaking into the pericardial sac via a central venous line inserted during bowel obstruction surgery. Clini…

paediatric surgeryanaesthesiadiagnosticcommunicationtotal parenteral nutrition
VICcommunity2026-04-13

Finding into death of David Evan Wild

61y · Male·Natural causes unascertained

David Evan Wild, 61 years old, died of natural causes of unascertained origin while residing in specialist disability accommodation. He had frontal temporal dementia diagnosed in 2020 and required 24/7 care. He experienc…

geriatric medicineneurologyfluoxetine
VICcommunity2026-08-12

Finding into death of Christine Maree Giliberto

57y · Female·Urosepsis due to an obstructing renal calculus in a woman with multiple comorbid…

Christine Giliberto, aged 57, died of urosepsis from an obstructing kidney stone. She lived in supported disability accommodation with severe lifelong disabilities (hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, non-verbal). An obstruct…

general medicinepalliative care

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