49 results for “iron deficiency”
77y · Male·Complications of reaction to an iron infusion in a man with ischaemic heart dise…
A 77-year-old man with iron deficiency anaemia and underlying ischaemic heart disease died from anaphylaxis following iron polymaltose …
75y · Female·large volume aspiration following right hemicolectomy for adenocarcinoma of the …
A 75-year-old woman with a 20-month history of iron deficiency anaemia was not investigated for its cause by her general practitioner despite clear clinical si…
52y · Female·Unascertained (natural causes)
…r 18 months prior to death, she experienced progressive decline with weight loss (11 kg over 4 months), low iron levels, poor appetite, vomiting, and mobility deterioration. Investigations by gastroenterology and haemato…
48y · Female·Pneumonia on a background of subacute bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic …
… Prevention Unit reviewed care and found no missed diagnostic opportunities—the borderline anaemia and mild iron deficiency were not typical for iron deficiency anaemia at the time, and her clinical improvement post-trea…
2y · Female·Complications of severe anaemia and SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) infection
A two-year-old girl died from complications of severe iron-deficiency anaemia and COVID-19 infection. She had significant feeding difficulties, took almost exclusivel…
80y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
…80, died from asphyxia due to choking on food while hospitalised with acute psychosis, severe malnutrition, iron deficiency anaemia and urinary retention. He had schizophrenia with 40+ year history and poor compliance of…
81y · Female·hypovolemic shock due to haemorrhage during orthopaedic repair of a femur fractu…
Margaret Ann Whitney, an 81-year-old woman with vascular dementia, died from hypovolemic shock due to haemorrhage during orthopaedic surgery for a femoral fracture sustained in a fall at her nursing home. She had been su…
83y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with her…
Frank Valentine, an 83-year-old man, died from congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and anaemia as contributory conditions. He was serv…
67y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with contributing chronic schizophrenia
Robert Nicholas Hocking, a 67-year-old man with treatment-resistant chronic schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia during his final hospitalization at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He was a long-term inpatient at Glens…
68y · Male·community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of advanced centriacinar emphysema, al…
A 68-year-old man died of community-acquired pneumonia complicated by asplenia (absent splenic function), chronic liver disease from alcohol misuse, and severe malnutrition. He presented with syncopal episodes, cachexia,…
59y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, diazepam, fluoxetine, and…
Julie Gaye Williams, 59, died from mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had extensive psychiatric history including depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and alcohol depende…
48y · Male·Multi-organ failure from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage associated with oeso…
…ssive variceal bleeding while imprisoned, with approximately 1.5 litres blood loss. The coroner found no deficiency in care. Early recognition of bleeding risk and expedited gastrointestinal evaluation (particularly give…
76y · Male·exsanguination secondary to pulmonary aortic fistula and thoracic aorta aneurysm…
Allan Phipps was a 76-year-old man with a known thoracic aortic aneurysm and severe depression admitted to Austin Hospital in October 2012 for unstable angina and depression management. His aneurysm, discovered in March …
66y · Male·multiple organ failure associated with the combined effects of complications of …
Daniel Lahengking, a 66-year-old Indonesian visiting family in Esperance, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis by locum GP Dr H. and prescribed methotrexate 5-10mg daily, a grossly excessive dose (normal: 7.5-20mg wee…
58y · Male·Complications of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Domenico Joseph Palma, a 58-year-old man with intellectual disability residing in supported accommodation, died from complications of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma following hospital admission with dyspnoea, fatigue and …
72y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis
Brian Roy Gallagher, a 72-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in disability support accommodation, died from coronary artery atherosclerosis. He was noted to be unwell on the day of death …
78y · Female·Acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Ms Beverly Davidge, a 78-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in residential care, died from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage in hospital. She presented initially with haematemesis and melaena on 11 Novem…
3y · Unknown·High grade pontine glioma
A three-year-old child in foster care died from high-grade pontine glioma, an aggressive brain tumour. The child had presented with severe developmental delay, behavioural problems, and global developmental concerns attr…
72y · Female·Bronchopneumonia
Diane Young, a 72-year-old psychiatric resident with multiple comorbidities including asthma, aortic stenosis, and intellectual disability, died of bronchopneumonia with contributing ischaemic heart disease. She was seen…
31y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia
Peter Bain, a 31-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, autism, and multiple comorbidities, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was admitted to ICU following deterioration at a DHHS residential facility and die…
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