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72y · Male·Complications of subtotal colectomy for diffuse polyposis and invasive adenocarc…
…r bowel cancer. Post-operatively, he developed complications including pleural effusion and multi-organ dysfunction. Following discussions with family, Mr Lynch transitioned to palliative care on 4 December. The coroner…
84y · Female·sepsis and cardiac failure in a woman with hypertensive ischaemic and valvular h…
…ford, an 84-year-old woman with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, and severe biventricular dysfunction, died of sepsis and cardiac failure. She was admitted to hos…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis; acute myocardial infarc…
…c heart disease, paranoid schizophrenia, unstable type 2 diabetes, peripheral vascular disease and chronic renal failure died of acute myocardial infarction while residing in aged care. He had been admitted to hospital …
72y · Male·ischaemic heart disease on a background of end-stage renal failure and frontotem…
Brenton Dutschke, aged 72, died of ischaemic heart disease on a background of end-stage renal failure and frontotemporal dementia while on a Level 3 Inpatient Treatment Order at Oakden Mental Health's…
76y · Male·end-stage renal failure
A 76-year-old man died of end-stage renal failure while imprisoned. He had pre-existing hypertension, diabetes, and stage 3 chronic kidney disease. …
55y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy (spastic quadriparesis)
…charged on 18 January and readmitted on 20 January with lethargy, shallow breathing, urinary retention and renal dysfunction. She was transferred to Wantirna Hospital on a palliative pathway and died on 5 February 2019.…
73y · Male·Complications, including multi-organ failure and pneumonia, of chronic obstructi…
Alexander Robert Eatts, 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 failu…
64y · Female·End stage renal failure in the setting of sepsis
…h Shine, a 64-year-old NDIS participant living in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from end-stage renal failure complicated by sepsis. She presented with a blocked parotid gland treated with antibiotics. Althou…
76y · Female·hospital acquired pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction and small bowel obstruct…
Mrs Cook, a 76-year-old woman, died in January 2010 from hospital-acquired pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction, and small bowel obstruction. She was admitted to a rural hospital with acute renal failure and dangero…
81y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating end stage fronto-temporal dementia on a backgr…
…-stage fronto-temporal dementia with chronic obstructive lung disease, ischaemic heart disease and chronic renal failure. He was detained under the Mental Health Act following behavioural deterioration after medication …
69y · Male·Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis
…atient with treatment-resistant bipolar disorder and significant medical comorbidities including diabetes, renal dysfunction, and Parkinsonism from antipsychotic medications. On the day of death, he became acutely breat…
<1y · Female·disseminated candidiasis secondary to protein-energy malnutrition
…ts delayed seeking medical attention until December 16, when she presented in septic shock with hepatic dysfunction and renal failure. Transfer to Royal Children's Hospital for intensive care with mechanical ventilation…
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…
78y · Male·COVID-19 pneumonitis on a background of ANCA nephropathy, hypertension, and diab…
…confusion, he was transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital. His condition deteriorated with pneumonitis and renal dysfunction despite oxygen support. A palliative care approach was adopted in accordance with his wishes a…
63y · Male·metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with ischaemic heart disease as a significa…
A 63-year-old man serving a custodial sentence died of metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with contributing ischaemic heart disease. One month before death, he presented with constitutional symptoms and was diagnosed w…
56y · Female·Complications of cervical cancer
Kerry Forrest, aged 56, died in custody on 26 January 2016 from complications of advanced cervical cancer. She was serving a 25-year sentence after being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 2012, prior to sentenci…
59y · Male·Combined effects of acute on chronic pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism
… thromboembolism. He had a long history of recurrent UTIs, chest infections, and significant swallowing dysfunction. During his final admission, recurrent aspiration despite naso-gastric feeding, hypernatremia, and cach…
78y · Male·Multiorgan failure consequent upon pulmonary lacerations and haemorrhage sustain…
… bleeding requiring return to theatre and massive transfusion. The subsequent vasoplegia and multiorgan dysfunction could not be reversed despite appropriate intensive care. The coroner found the death resulted from an …
57y · Male·Multiple Organ Failure and Intra-Abdominal Haemorrhage following Cholecystectomy
… due to dense adhesions and obesity. Post-operatively, he developed progressive hypoxia and signs of acute renal failure within hours. Despite escalation to high-dependency care and ED review, he deteriorated rapidly ov…
74y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure
Ronald William Beaumont, 74, died from acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure following a second shoulder washout procedure. Key clinical lessons: (1) Despite inadvertent withholding of dual an…
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