51y · Female·Complications of metastatic ovarian carcinoma
…ebread, aged 51, died from complications of metastatic ovarian carcinoma in March 2009. She presented with nausea, vomiting and abdominal distension caused by tumour-related bowel obstruction. Following family consultati…
48y · Female·Ischaemic bowel; coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus and Crohn's disease …
…ever medically screened despite being placed on high-risk protocols. Over 17 days, she repeatedly reported nausea, vomiting, inability to eat/drink, and requested hospital transfer. Nursing staff documented these symptom…
56y · Female·Acute combined drug toxicity
…c pain management due to concerns about opioid-seeking behaviour. The deceased experienced side effects of nausea and dizziness but wished to persevere with tramadol. Toxicology showed very high tramadol concentrations c…
82y · Male·respiratory failure
…ibiotics. He returned on 22 January with worsening dyspnoea and vomiting, received IV antibiotics and anti-nausea medication, then discharged. Final presentation on 23 January showed peri-arrest physiology; he was found …
49y · Female·Fatal Cardiac Arrhythmia
… and not performed at critical 9pm timepoint; post-operative progress notes were sparse, failing to record nausea/vomiting; fluid intake/output charting was unreliable and retrospectively completed; the patient remained …
70y · Female·Perforated diverticulitis
…with NDIS support living in a Specialist Disability Accommodation presented to hospital with constipation, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. After initial ED assessment and discharge with constipation management, her …
75y · Male·metastatic pancreatic cancer
…nderwent palliative chemotherapy at Prince of Wales Hospital from March-April 2025. He developed anorexia, nausea, and diarrhoea after his second chemotherapy cycle, experienced clinical deterioration, and was transition…
85y · Female·Multisystem failure complicating ischaemic heart disease and ischaemic bowel in …
…re not documented in the medical record. (4) Post-operative anti-emetics were continued despite persistent nausea without consulting the anaesthetist as per protocol. (5) Care pathway variances were not discussed with th…
37y · Female·sepsis due to necrotising fasciitis following abdominoplasty with liposuction
…tis following abdominoplasty and liposuction. She was discharged on post-operative day 4 with severe pain, nausea, and vomiting, which were attributed to normal post-operative symptoms. Her GP telephone consultation the …
70y · Male·Metastatic oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma
… established in consultation with his son. Following his final admission on 18 July 2014 with lethargy and nausea, he remained stable until he was found unresponsive on 29 July 2014. The coroner concluded the medical car…
37y · Female·Unascertained; possibly sudden cardiac arrhythmia
…tructions but appears to have over-consumed water while taking it (6-7 litres). After becoming unwell with nausea, vomiting and appearing to take a prolonged shower, her condition deteriorated rapidly. Paramedics found h…
62y · Female·hyponatremia (low sodium level 114mmol/L) resulting in seizure, with aspiration …
…hould maintain low threshold for checking electrolytes when patients present with confusion, irritability, nausea or excessive fluid intake.
83y · Female·upper gastrointestinal bleed with haemodynamic compromise following anticoagulat…
Margaret Patricia Kenney, 83, died from upper gastrointestinal bleeding complicated by cardiac arrest while anticoagulated for atrial fibrillation. She had been diagnosed with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in …
59y · Female·Urosepsis in the setting of multiple sclerosis
…ecialist disability accommodation, died from urosepsis following hospital admission for abdominal pain and nausea. The coroner found no evidence of inadequate clinical management by either the supported independent livin…
24y · Male·acute hydrocephalus due to undiagnosed colloid cyst of the third ventricle of th…
… the third ventricle. He presented with progressive severe occipital headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, nausea and vomiting over one week. On 25 January 2009, Dr H. at Hay Hospital, concerned about possible space-occu…
85y · Male·cerebellar haemorrhage due to hypertension
…e was in the palliative care unit following an advanced care directive refusing resuscitation. He reported nausea and vomited around 8pm; a doctor prescribed an antiemetic by telephone. He was found unresponsive at 10:45…
92y · Female·acute myocardial infarction
…ocardial infarction at Royal Adelaide Hospital on 24 October 2009. She was admitted from Howard House with nausea, vomiting, and hypotension; tests indicated acute heart attack. She was under a Mental Health Act detentio…
54y · Female·COMPLICATIONS OF DEMENTIA
…g pneumonia which was treated with antibiotics. Despite treatment, her condition deteriorated with ongoing nausea, vomiting, and drowsiness. She was transferred to McCulloch House for palliative care on 9 October 2020 an…
55y · Male·probable sepsis in the setting of immunosuppression, a skin wound and chronic di…
…d with progressive symptoms including chronic diarrhoea, weight loss (16kg in 8 weeks), a gluteal abscess, nausea, vomiting, and deteriorating renal function (creatinine rising from 180 to 381 micromoles/L). Critical fai…
85y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of ischaemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes …
An 85-year-old man died of aspiration pneumonia in a prison healthcare setting while receiving palliative care. He had experienced a stroke two years prior resulting in cognitive decline and required assistance with all …
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