89y · Male·ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with aspiratio…
An 89-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, COPD, dementia, and Korsakoff syndrome died at a nursing home from cardiorespiratory failure with aspiration pneumonia. He was found o…
68y · Male·Obstruction of airways by foodstuffs with contributing alcohol-related dementia
…bstruction by food while in high-level aged care under guardianship. He had alcohol-related dementia and Korsakoff's syndrome with significant cognitive decline affecting his ability to manage eating safely. Despite spe…
59y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis
Colin Eric Betts, a 59-year-old man with alcoholic dementia and Korsakoff's syndrome, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis while detained in …
54y · Male·Decompensated liver failure complicating advanced cirrhosis on a background of c…
Shane Reginald Lockley, aged 54, died from decompensated liver failure due to advanced cirrhosis and chronic alcohol dependence. He had a long history of alcohol abuse, intellectual impairment, and was under guardianship…
64y · Male·complications in association with thermal injuries in a man with underlying chro…
…s from chronic alcohol use, developed hepatic encephalopathy and cognitive impairment including possible Korsakoff syndrome. Despite SAT guardianship orders and hospital care, he repeatedly discharged himself against me…
Male·Little Brother: multi-organ dysfunction due to hypothermia with contributing con…
Two Aboriginal brothers with chronic alcohol use disorder and cognitive impairment died in July and September 2023 in Alice Springs Hospital. Both had adult guardianship orders, NDIS packages, and aged care assessments r…
58y · Male·effects of chronic alcoholism
Jonathan Mark Hanckel, aged 58, died from chronic alcoholism complicated by Child C cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, coagulopathy, sepsis, and multiple intracranial haemorrhages. While he sustained a fall on 13 October…
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