274 results for “liver failure”
64y · Male·End stage liver disease due to Hepatitis C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Thomas Edward Schwartz, a 64-year-old prisoner, died from end-stage liver disease due to Hepatitis C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. He was transferred from Wolston Correcti…
65y · Female·decompensated liver failure
…plications; and proactive family communication regarding serious diagnoses. The coroner found no systemic failures, though the family questioned delayed disclosure of liver disease severity. Her death from decompensated…
45y · Male·Liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
A 45-year-old male prisoner died from liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. He had been prescribed cyproterone (Androcur) for 20+ …
46y · Male·Complications of chronic alcoholism and hypertension
… from complications of chronic alcoholism and hypertension. He had a 10-year history of heavy alcohol use, liver failure (identified February 2016), and completed rehabilitation. Two weeks before death he resumed heavy …
56y · Male·Hepatorenal syndrome from end-stage liver disease (multifocal hepatocellular car…
Michael Metcalfe, a 56-year-old male prisoner with end-stage liver disease from hepatitis C cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, died from hepatorenal syndrome while in c…
66y · Male·complications of chronic viral liver disease
…chael Murphy, aged 66, died in custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre from complications of chronic viral liver disease (hepatitis C-related cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma). He had a lengthy medical history and…
67y · Male·Fulminant liver failure
A 67-year-old man presented to his GP with discoloured urine. Blood tests revealed acute liver toxicity but critical results were communicated via facsimile, with unclear timing of GP's review. The pat…
51y · Male·pneumonia secondary to hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic liver disease
A 51-year-old Aboriginal man died from pneumonia secondary to hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic liver disease while in custody. He had presented to hospital on 26 May 2010 with abdominal pain and imaging show…
48y · Male·Decompensated liver and renal disease; alcoholic liver disease in the circumstan…
Roderick Allen, 48, died from decompensated liver and renal disease secondary to severe alcoholic liver disease, complicated by burns and smoke inhalation s…
52y · Female·end-stage liver failure and congenital hepatic fibrosis
…ar-old woman with intellectual disability living in Department of Human Services care, died from end-stage liver failure and congenital hepatic fibrosis. She had a long-standing history of congenital hepatic fibrosis co…
52y · Female·hepatic encephalopathy due to Child C cirrhosis of the liver on a background of …
A 52-year-old woman with chronic liver disease from alcohol abuse, diabetes and hepatitis C died from hepatic encephalopathy and cirrhosis. She p…
55y · Male·Complications of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in a man with mult…
Robert Exell, a 55-year-old Aboriginal man, died from complications of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma while in custody. He had chronic hepatitis C and alcohol-related li…
57y · Male·Acute renal failure complicating end stage liver cirrhosis with resultant enceph…
A 57-year-old man with end-stage alcoholic liver cirrhosis died of acute renal failure complicated by hepatic encephalopathy and coagulopathy while detaine…
61y · Female·Decompensated liver failure - Child's Pugh B cirrhosis secondary to renal failur…
…old, a 61-year-old NDIS participant living in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from decompensated liver failure (Child's Pugh B cirrhosis) and renal failure. She was admitted to Ballarat Base Hospital on 6 Sept…
44y · Male·Early bronchopneumonia in a man receiving palliative medical care for liver fail…
…le receiving palliative care. He 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…
54y · Male·chronic liver failure due to or as a consequence of hepatocellular carcinoma due…
Wayne Matthew Pettigrew, a 54-year-old man serving a life sentence, died of chronic liver failure secondary to hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and diabetes mellitus. He was admit…
72y · Male·haemoperitoneum complicating spontaneous perforation of peritoneal varix in the …
…entre under a restriction order following violent offences in 2002. The coroner found his medical care for liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma was of a high standard, following general practice guidelines with ap…
57y · Male·hepatocellular carcinoma and its complications
…eventable aspects and made no recommendations, indicating this death was a natural consequence of advanced liver cancer in an appropriately managed patient.
43y · Male·complications of decompensated liver failure due to occult sepsis and retroperit…
…43-year-old man with beta-thalassaemia major requiring regular blood transfusions, died from decompensated liver failure complicated by occult sepsis and retroperitoneal haemorrhage. He was remanded in custody at the ti…
57y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to drug-induced liver injury caused by sodium valproate …
… acute hepatitis approximately 5 months later, presenting with jaundice, nausea, and dark urine. Critical failures in clinical management included: (1) failure to cease sodium valproate immediately upon admission to Cab…
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