94 results for “osteoarthritis”
52y · Male·Drowning in Falcon Bay
Brian Anthony Duffy, a 52-year-old man with multiple serious chronic conditions including osteoarthritis, diabetes, liver dysfunction from alcohol abuse, and peripheral vascular disease requiring bypass surg…
61y · Female·Alzheimer's Dementia and epilepsy in the setting of Down syndrome, hypothyroidis…
…e of death was Alzheimer's dementia and epilepsy in the setting of Down syndrome, hypothyroidism, knee osteoarthritis, and recurrent urinary tract infection. The coroner found no evidence of inadequate clinical managemen…
96y · Female·Decompensated frailty syndrome following right femoral neck fracture from fall
…e. She was a frail elderly woman with multiple comorbidities including dementia, macular degeneration, osteoarthritis, and low BMI (15.5). The coroner found no medical or nursing issues with her care. Falls management wa…
72y · Female·environmental heat and cold exposure with severe dehydration
…peed crash causing only minor injuries, she attempted to climb back to the road but, limited by severe osteoarthritis and mobility issues requiring a walking stick, fell or lay down approximately 3 metres from the roadwa…
90y · Male·Ischaemic and valvular heart disease
…are. He had multiple chronic conditions including congestive cardiac failure, hypertension, and severe osteoarthritis. In December 2024, active treatment was discontinued in accordance with his wishes, shifting focus to …
84y · Male·staphylococcus aureus sepsis complicating metastatic malignancy
Douglas Anderson, aged 84, died of staphylococcus aureus sepsis complicating metastatic malignancy (gastro-oesophageal origin) while in custody at Westmead Hospital, nine days after arrest. The coroner found his death wa…
80y · Female·Complications of chronic lymphocytic lymphoma in the setting of multiple medical…
Joyce Drummond, an 80-year-old woman with chronic lymphocytic lymphoma, pancytopenia, and intellectual disability, died from complications of her lymphoma in a palliative care setting. She had lived in disability accommo…
67y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone and oxazepam); central nervous syste…
…l on 26-27 April 2019. She had multiple chronic conditions including Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, depression and insomnia. She had discontinued antidepressants two months before death. …
68y · Male·unascertained
A 68-year-old man with multiple chronic medical conditions including peripheral neuropathy, chronic pain, atrial fibrillation, dysphagia, and depression disappeared on 25 June 2017. He left home, drove his car to Lanceli…
53y · Female·Unascertained (presumed drowned)
…. She was experiencing severe anxiety about upcoming foot surgery due to severe flatfoot deformity and osteoarthritis. Her GP recommended psychological counselling and prescribed sertraline and diazepam for anxiety manag…
90y · Female·Surgical repair of fractured neck of femur sustained in a fall complicated by CO…
Maria Grazia Nardiello, aged 90, died following surgical repair of a fractured neck of femur sustained in a fall at an aged care facility, complicated by COVID-19 infection. She was pushed by another resident with dement…
84y · Male·Metastatic oesophageal carcinoma
An 84-year-old man died in prison from metastatic oesophageal carcinoma while receiving palliative care. He was found unresponsive in his hospital bed and pronounced deceased. The death was expected and attributed to nat…
75y · Male·Traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
A 75-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, spinal stenosis, peripheral neuropathy) fell from a metal A-frame ladder while attempting roof repairs on his caravan, despite medical advice against…
50y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary
…tic carcinoma of unknown primary. He presented with back and shoulder pain in March 2024 attributed to osteoarthritis, but was diagnosed with extensive metastatic cancer in June 2024. He received palliative care and died…
94y · Male·pneumonia on a background of severe dementia
Alfred Henry Cooper, a 94-year-old man with severe dementia, died of pneumonia at a nursing home where he was detained under a Guardianship Board order. His daughter raised concerns about nutrition during his final month…
59y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with trisomy 21
Randal Robin Wilder, a 59-year-old man with trisomy 21 and intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia on 12 March 2024 after presenting to hospital on 3 March 2024. He was t…
73y · Male·Complications of pyelonephritis and hepatocellular carcinoma in a man with epile…
Ian Robert Cameron, a 73-year-old man with multiple disabilities including motor neuron disease, epilepsy, and intellectual disability, died at home in specialist disability accommodation from complications of pyelonephr…
75y · Female·multiple injuries due to or as a consequence of motor vehicle collision
…ming traffic. She had multiple medical conditions including diabetes, sleep apnoea, chronic back pain, osteoarthritis, and recurrent falls. Despite a previous licence cancellation in 2012 due to poor mobility and slow re…
69y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis
Robert Dosser, a 69-year-old man with intellectual disability, chronic aspiration, dysphagia, and frontotemporal dementia, died from aspiration pneumonitis. He was in specialist disability accommodation when he developed…
77y · Male·Complications of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, likely urothelial origin
Jack King, aged 77, died of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma (likely urothelial origin) while in custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre Hospital's Aged Care Rehabilitation Unit on 20 September 2020. He had been diagno…
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