61y · Female·Complications of a rectal prolapse
Susan Maree Lawless, a 61-year-old woman with intellectual disability due to untreated phenylketonuria, died from complications of a rectal prolapse while residing in supported disability accommodation. She was found unr…
62y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
Peter Albert Begg, a 62-year-old prisoner, died of ischaemic heart disease due to severe coronary atherosclerosis with contributing dothiepin toxicity. He collapsed while pushing a food trolley and did not respond to res…
75y · Female·Abdominal infection following surgery (repair of recurrent umbilical hernia) - s…
Wilma Ray Jones, 75, died of abdominal infection and sepsis following uncomplicated umbilical hernia repair. Post-mortem revealed ischaemic bowel with infarction, likely caused by superior mesenteric artery occlusion tri…
63y · Male·Right cerebral infarction caused by infusion of medication via central venous li…
A 63-year-old man with COPD, liver cirrhosis and alcohol dependence underwent emergency hemicolectomy for caecal volvulus. Post-operatively he developed respiratory depression, hypernatremia and alcohol withdrawal requir…
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