67
Total cases
40%
Preventable or possibly preventable
42%
With coroner recommendations
24%
Escalation failure identified
Specialty tagging, error classification, and clinical flags are AI-generated and may contain inaccuracies. Always refer to the original finding.
71y · Male·metastatic papillary renal cell carcinoma
Robert Bell-Williams, aged 71, died from metastatic papillary renal cell carcinoma while in lawful custody at Long Bay Hospital on 1 February 2024. Imprisoned since 2012, he was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma in 202…
69y · Male·disseminated urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (palliated), bilateral lung ade…
A 69-year-old man died in prison custody from disseminated urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, bilateral lung adenocarcinoma, and severe emphysema. He had a significant smoking history and prior asbestos exposure. His l…
62y · Male·Intraoperative haemorrhage due to metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (su…
A 62-year-old man died from intraoperative haemorrhage during surgery for a renal tumour initially diagnosed as benign anastomosing haemangioma on biopsy but found at autopsy to be metastatic clear cell renal cell carcin…
65y · Male·metastatic prostate cancer complicated by deep vein thromboses
Peter Raymond Porter, aged 65, died in prison from metastatic prostate cancer complicated by deep vein thromboses in January 2022, eight and a half years after diagnosis. He had presented with urinary symptoms in Decembe…
59y · Male·Urosepsis and aspiration pneumonia (with Trisomy 21 as underlying condition)
Donald Raymond Muir, a 59-year-old man with Trisomy 21, non-verbal autism, dementia and epilepsy living in specialist disability accommodation, died of urosepsis and aspiration pneumonia. He had experienced progressive f…
65y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating urosepsis in setting of nephrolithiasis and ce…
Shane Michael Kelly, a 65-year-old man with cerebral palsy living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating urosepsis secondary to nephrolithiasis. He was admitted to hospital on…