Male·Complications of Prader-Willi Syndrome (including morbid obesity)
…of a disability care facility, died on 12 March 2010 from complications of Prader-Willi Syndrome including morbid obesity. The coroner found no indication of medical negligence or clinical error. The inquest heard eviden…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, clozapine, zuclopenthixol, diazepam) in a morbidly …
… abuse history, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, clozapine, zuclopenthixol, diazepam) complicated by morbid obesity. During psychiatric hospitalization, he gained 35kg in four months after clozapine recommencement,…
51y · Male·Sepsis with multi-organ failure; pneumonia (multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus)…
…on detention, died from sepsis with multi-organ failure and multi-drug resistant pneumonia, complicated by morbid obesity. He was admitted to Liverpool Hospital ICU with breathing difficulties and despite intensive care …
45y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone and pregabalin) with possible contributing factor…
…ied in prison from mixed drug toxicity involving methadone and pregabalin, with possible contribution from morbid obesity. He had a history of opioid use and chronic pain from a foot injury. Despite requesting entry to t…
43y · Female·Complications of morbid obesity, including progressive respiratory and cardiac f…
Nicole Abbott, 43, died from complications of morbid obesity (BMI 54.4) including progressive respiratory and cardiac failure, exacerbated by smoking and obstr…
51y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of morbid obesity
Ms Quinlan, a 51-year-old woman with morbid obesity (BMI 74.2), depression, bipolar disorder and recent diabetes diagnosis, died from pulmonary thromb…
33y · Male·Respiratory failure due to mixed drug toxicity (amitriptyline, oxycodone, morphi…
A 33-year-old man with chronic back pain, depression, morbid obesity and sleep apnoea died in psychiatric custody from respiratory failure due to mixed drug toxicity a…
49y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest due to pulmonary th…
A 49-year-old woman with morbid obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, and psychiatric history was admitted following deliberate medication ov…
43y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy due to out of hospital cardiac arrest, secondar…
Richard Navarro, a 43-year-old man with severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), morbid obesity, hypertension, and recurrent pneumonia, died of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia due to cardiovascular disease
…March 2018. He had significant medical history including an acquired brain injury from 2004 drug overdose, morbid obesity, cardiovascular disease, and emphysema from smoking. Expert cardiological evidence confirmed he di…
34y · Male·cardiomegaly with contributing aspiration
A 34-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia, morbid obesity, type 1 diabetes, and undiagnosed sleep apnoea died from cardiomegaly with contributing aspiration…
53y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis; chronic obstructive airways disease; chronic cholecyst…
Gregory Bert Smallwood, a 53-year-old prisoner with morbid obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and COPD, died from acute myocardial infarction due to severe coronary at…
63y · Male·pulmonary thrombo-emboli following coronary artery bypass grafting
…elective coronary artery bypass grafting for severe coronary artery disease. He had multiple significant comorbidities including Type 2 diabetes, morbid obesity (BMI 45), hypertension, and hypercholesterolaemia. Despite …
75y · Male·blunt trauma of chest sustained in a single motor vehicle crash
…re, rather than driver error, mechanical failure, or environmental factors. The deceased had significant comorbidities including atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, emphysema, and morbid obesity (BMI…
35y · Male·Complications of morbid obesity in a man with cardiomegaly and schizophrenia
Alexander McCulloch, a 35-year-old man with schizophrenia, morbid obesity (BMI 45), and cardiomegaly, was found dead in bed. Autopsy attributed death to complications of mo…
50y · Female·acute heart failure in association with acute on chronic obstructive airways dis…
Donna Lillian Barnes, a 50-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia and multiple physical comorbidities including morbid obesity, asthma, and poor mobility, died of acute heart failure associated with acut…
47y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolus
…linical lesson that patients requiring below-knee immobilisation with additional risk factors—particularly morbid obesity—warrant individualised risk assessment for thromboprophylaxis. While anticoagulation debate exists…
40y · Male·Unascertained; likely cardiac arrhythmia secondary to cardiomegaly and morbid ob…
…lar affective disorder, was on antipsychotic therapy, and presented with acute psychosis. Autopsy revealed morbid obesity, cardiomegaly, and cannabinoid use. The coroner found his death was likely due to cardiac arrhythm…
33y · Male·Fatal cardiac arrhythmia, secondary to acute kidney injury
Joshua Szczudlo, a 33-year-old man with morbid obesity (estimated weight 195kg), underwent shoulder fracture repair surgery on 17 March 2016 at Liverpool…
65y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
A 65-year-old man with morbid obesity, cardiomyopathy, and irregular heart rhythm sustained a ankle injury while hunting in steep terrai…
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