Finding into death of Glenn Thomas King
Deceased
Glenn Thomas King
Demographics
55y, male
Date of death
2018-04-06
Finding date
2019-07-17
Cause of death
Community acquired pneumonia in a man with Down Syndrome
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Glenn Thomas King, a 55-year-old man with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, asthma, bronchiectasis and recurrent chest infections, died from community-acquired pneumonia. He was treated by his general practitioner on 29 March 2018 for a lower respiratory tract infection with cephalexin, reviewed on 3 April 2018 when antibiotics were changed, and a chest x-ray on 4 April 2018 showed extensive pneumonia. He was admitted to Austin Hospital but deteriorated and died on 6 April 2018. The coroner found the care provided by DHHS and Austin Hospital was reasonable and appropriate. No preventable errors were identified. This case highlights the vulnerability of individuals with chronic respiratory conditions and intellectual disability to severe infections.
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Drugs involved
Clinical conditions
Procedures
Contributing factors
- Down syndrome
- intellectual disability
- bronchiectasis
- recurrent chest infections
- pre-existing asthma
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