55 results for “progressive renal failure”
43y · Male·Pneumonia and severe epilepsy, with renal cell cancer as a contributing factor
…spastic quadriplegia and severe epilepsy who resided in a Department of Human Services facility. He had progressive renal failure requiring multiple hospital admissions in the year preceding his death. On 27 July 2014, …
74y · Female·Acute renal failure complicating decreased oral intake in the setting of Angelma…
Susan June Mahoney, a 74-year-old woman with Angelman syndrome, died from acute renal failure secondary to progressively declining oral intake. From April 2025, staff observed reduced food and…
76y · Male·multiple organ failure due to large volume aspiration of gastric contents during…
Maurice Nancarrow, 76, died from multiple organ failure following aspiration of gastric contents during anaesthetic induction for cystoscopy on 15 August 2015. H…
71y · Male·Plastic bag asphyxia and argon gas inhalation
A 71-year-old man with metastatic bladder cancer, chronic renal failure, and recent dialysis initiation deliberately ended his life using argon gas inhalation. Over 12 ye…
93y · Male·digoxin toxicity complicating acute on chronic renal failure
Kenneth Charles Richardson, a 93-year-old with long-standing cardiac disease (systolic heart failure, atrial fibrillation, mitral regurgitation) died from digoxin toxicity complicating acute-on-chronic rena…
85y · Male·end stage dementia
… dementia while lawfully detained under the Mental Health Act at Noarlunga Hospital. He had experienced progressive dementia since 2013 with increasing aggression, requiring multiple hospital admissions and escalating m…
93y · Male·general inanition on a background of cognitive impairment, congestive cardiac fa…
A 93-year-old man with dementia, heart failure, and chronic renal disease died of general inanition following a hip fracture sustained in a fall at an a…
83y · Female·Acute on chronic renal failure secondary to infectious exacerbation of chronic o…
An 83-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic renal failure died from acute-on-chronic renal failure complicated by infectious exacerbation of COPD. She prese…
8y · Female·renal failure due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
…evelopmental conditions (cerebral palsy/Rett Syndrome) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis developed progressive renal failure and died at home on palliative care. The coroner found the medical care, departmental sup…
50y · Male·carcinomatosis due to metastatic, poorly differentiated renal cell carcinoma unc…
Michael Sfyris, a 50-year-old prisoner, died of metastatic renal cell carcinoma in April 2016. A CT scan performed in September 2015 revealed an adrenal lesion but the rad…
71y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage mixed pattern dementia and acute …
Bryan Robert Hall, age 71, died from general inanition secondary to end-stage mixed dementia and acute renal failure while under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order at Repatriation General Hospital. He had a complex…
45y · Male·Acute renal failure in the setting of urosepsis and San Filippo Syndrome
…with San Filippo Syndrome and early-onset dementia living in a community residential unit, died from acute renal failure secondary to urosepsis. He presented with urinary tract infection symptoms on 5 May 2014, was trea…
73y · Male·UNASCERTAINED
A 73-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities (hypertension, chronic renal failure, depression) was found deceased in Port Phillip Bay. He had recently commenced dialysis after year…
78y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
…a with severe behavioural disturbance and aggression requiring multiple hospitalisations. His condition progressively declined with development of acute renal failure and swallowing difficulties. A comfort care approach…
7y · Female·respiratory failure from severe scoliosis due to Murray Valley encephalitis
Ruby Blitner died from respiratory failure secondary to severe scoliosis caused by Murray Valley encephalitis acquired at age two. Her clinical cour…
73y · Male·Complications, including multi-organ failure and pneumonia, of chronic obstructi…
…atts, a 73-year-old prisoner with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive cardiac failure, and multiple comorbidities, died from complications of COPD including multi-organ failure and pneumonia,…
39y · Female·Sepsis and renal failure secondary to a perinephric abscess
… Alfred Hospital where imaging confirmed a large right perinephric abscess complicated by sepsis and acute renal failure. Surgical drainage was performed on 24 October; a planned second operation was appropriately cance…
62y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure
…son, a 62-year-old Aboriginal man, died in Alice Springs Hospital from hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure. He had longstanding chronic diseases including cirrhosis, hepatitis B and C, diabetes, hypertensi…
77y · Male·cardiac failure in an elderly man with valvular heart disease and other co-morbi…
…ian Attwell, a 77-year-old sentenced prisoner with multiple chronic conditions including diabetes, chronic renal failure, peripheral vascular disease, and valvular heart disease, died of cardiac failure in hospital. He …
51y · Male·Metastatic small cell lung cancer
…ment. In December 2013, he presented with acute pancreatitis and suspected chest infection, with declining renal function and general condition. The coroner found no relationship between his death and his custodial stat…
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