11 results for “post-mortem CT scanning”
29y · Male·unascertained
… his body was discovered in Merri Creek on 2 October 2015. Police response was systematic and thorough. Post-mortem examination showed advanced decomposition with no definitive cause of death, though drowning is the str…
21y · Female·Unascertained
…atements and comprehensive forensic analysis, the cause and circumstances of death remain undetermined. Post-mortem examination could not definitively establish cause of death due to advanced decomposition. The coroner …
54y · Male·Unascertained
A 54-year-old man with HIV, hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and significant immunocompromise presented with acute sepsis on 23 December 2016. Despite rapid ambulance response with sepsis protocol initiation and ICU-level aggress…
61y · Female·Unascertained (natural causes)
…carer and continued by paramedics with defibrillation, but Ms Harris was pronounced deceased at 6:05pm. Post-mortem examination and CT scanning were inconclusive. The cause of death was determined to be unascertained na…
60y · Male·metastatic atrial sarcomatoid tumour
Steve Fesus, aged 60, died in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital from metastatic atrial sarcomatoid tumour. He had been diagnosed with cardiac cancer in 2016, underwent surgery, and was in remission until metastases wer…
40y · Female·Cerebral oedema of unknown aetiology with probable contribution from Hashimoto's…
Sarah Louise Rose, aged 40, died from cerebral oedema of unknown aetiology with probable contribution from Hashimoto's encephalopathy. She had been diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in late 2011 and prescribed thyro…
62y · Female·Unknown. Likely natural causes, possibly with drug-related element. QT-prolongat…
Margaret Carr, 62, was found dead at her home in Redfern between 27 February and 1 March 2017. She had complex medical history including COPD, endocarditis, hepatitis C and substance use disorder (heroin, cannabis, metha…
48y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of …
…mented asthma management plan, sub-optimal preventer use, and no documented hay fever treatment despite post-mortem evidence of high rye grass sensitisation.
45y · Male·unascertained
…igations but did not arrange urgent CT imaging. He deteriorated and was found deceased four days later. Post-mortem revealed potential cardiac and metabolic pathology but no definitive cause. The coroner identified that…
20y · Female·acute asthma
Hope Carnevali, a 20-year-old law student with a history of severe allergic asthma and hay fever, died during the Melbourne Thunderstorm Asthma event on 21 November 2016. She experienced acute respiratory distress at hom…
54y · Male·Complications of pelvic and spinal fractures sustained in a fall in man with Dow…
Andrew William Barr, a 54-year-old man with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia, died from complications of pelvic and spinal fractures sustained in a fall. Following his mother's death in January 2021 and his Februar…
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