Coronial

6 results for oesophageal stent placement

VIChospital2024-03-07

Finding into death of Ms AC

73y · Female·Metastatic oesophageal cancer

Ms AC, a 73-year-old woman with longstanding physical disabilities, died from metastatic oesophageal cancer. She presented with progressive swallowing difficulties, weight loss, and elevated inflammatory …

general practicegastroenterology
NSWhospital2020-12-10

Inquest into the death of Richard Willett

86y · Male·Complication of metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma

… node metastasis in May 2017 and received appropriate oncology care at Prince of Wales Hospital, including stent placement and chemotherapy. Treatment was discontinued in September 2017 due to toxicity, and end-of-life …

oncologypalliative carechemotherapy
TAShospital2024-12-09

Coroner's Finding: Brand, Robin William

62y · Male·Mediastinitis due to perforated oesophagus, with severe emphysema as a contribut…

A 62-year-old man with severe emphysema and chronic oesophageal stricture died from mediastinitis secondary to perforated oesophagus. He had undergone 46 oesophageal d…

gastroenterologyemergency medicine
TAShospital2022-10-26

Coroner's Finding: Carroll, Terence John

71y · Male·sepsis caused by mediastinal empyema (abscess) which complicated perforation of …

Terence Carroll, 71, died from sepsis and mediastinal empyema following oesophageal perforation during rigid oesophagoscopy for stricture dilation. Critical failures included: CT scan sho…

ENT surgerygeneral surgerycommunicationdiagnostic
TAShospital2022-01-28

Coroner's Finding: Mitchell, Gordon Arthur David

54y · Male·acute myocardial infarction

Gordon Arthur David Mitchell, 54 years old, died of acute myocardial infarction five days after successful stenting for an initial MI. He was discharged on 10 July 2019 despite presenting with chest pain, dyspnea, and c…

cardiologyemergency medicinediagnosticclinical decisionbeta-blocker
SAhospital2021-11-16

Coroner's Finding: Kresevic, Ivanka

74y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery thrombosis

…oman presented to emergency department with chest pain on 6 January 2017. She was diagnosed with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and discharged after 53 minutes. She died of acute myocardial infarction due to coronary…

emergency medicinecardiologydiagnosticcommunication

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