16 results for “intravenous drug use complications”
39y · Male·Haemorrhage from right groin wound
A 39-year-old man with extensive intravenous drug use history died from haemorrhage following rupture of a femoral artery aneurysm during a groin in…
51y · Female·embolic infarcts complicating infective endocarditis
…ah Cooper, aged 51, died from embolic infarcts complicating infective endocarditis secondary to chronic intravenous opioid use. She presented with severe physical deterioration over three days including swollen feet, re…
36y · Male·Cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion
A 36-year-old man died from cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion. He had injected methylamphetamine and subsequently engaged in int…
56y · Male·Complications of intravenous drug use
Ross James Davis, aged 56, died from complications of intravenous opioid use. He had severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbated by heavy sm…
35y · Female·Acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) following intravenous injection of cru…
A 35-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C and long-standing intravenous drug use died from acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) following injection of crushed Xanax table…
43y · Male·hypoxic brain injury caused by cardiac arrest due to unintentional drug poisonin…
A 43-year-old man with long-standing opioid use disorder and polysubstance dependence died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by dru…
25y · Female·complications of opioid toxicity
…ty after injecting methadone on two consecutive nights with Matthew Drake. She was opioid-naïve, having not used regularly for several years. On the morning of her death, Drake found her unresponsive but did not call an…
36y · Female·Acute brain injury due to intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to sepsis
A 36-year-old woman with intravenous heroin use history presented with depressed consciousness and purpuric rash. Paramedics appropriately a…
50y · Female·septicaemia
Julie Anne Bramble, a 50-year-old woman with alcohol dependence and recent drug use, died from septicaemia on 1 April 2011 at her home in Bundaberg. Over 4-5 days prior to death, she deve…
56y · Male·complications of viral hepatitis related advanced-chronic liver disease
…nced liver disease with hepatocellular carcinoma while in prison custody. With chronic hepatitis C from intravenous drug use, Russell had developed cirrhosis and was diagnosed with aggressive multifocal liver cancer whi…
44y · Male·Early bronchopneumonia in a man receiving palliative medical care for liver fail…
… had been terminally ill for over a year, with progressively deteriorating liver function and multiple complications including hepatic encephalopathy and renal failure. He was admitted to Royal Perth Hospital on 24 Janu…
38y · Male·Combined effects of coronary atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly, with methylamphet…
…sible QT prolongation) while fleeing from police attempting to execute an arrest warrant. Methylamphetamine use on the preceding night increased his arrhythmia risk. No police physical contact caused his death. Clinical…
45y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxia following cardio-respiratory collapse due to anaphylaxis…
…trolled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, and recurrent lower limb infections died from anaphylaxis to intravenously administered flucloxacillin. He presented with sepsis secondary to a Staphylococcus aureus foot infec…
40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…
…with chronic heroin addiction, died in Melbourne Assessment Prison on 18 February 2019 from unascertained causes. He was arrested on 12 February after erratic driving, underwent police restraint with baton strikes and O…
36y · Male·Multi-organ failure complicating injecting drug use
A 36-year-old man with a 13-year history of schizophrenia and substance abuse was admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric unit on 15 September 2012 after community deterioration. He imp…
37y · Female·complications of withdrawal from chronic opiate use and Wilkie Syndrome in the s…
…s; prison healthcare must achieve equivalent community standards with appropriate escalation; stigma toward drug use contributes to preventable deaths; Aboriginal prisoners require culturally safe care and timely family …
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