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83y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive lung disease
An 83-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, suspected mesothelioma, and recurrent respiratory infections presented with type 2 respiratory failure and delirium secondary to hypoxia and lower respirator…
59y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
A 59-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, spastic quadriplegia, and severe intellectual disability died of pneumonia following aspiration risk. He had persistent respiratory symptoms from July 2019, including cough…
70y · Male·combined effects of severe pulmonary emphysema, ischaemic heart disease and rece…
A 70-year-old man with severe COPD, dementia and a history of sexually inappropriate behaviour died following an assault by another resident with dementia. The coroner found institutional failures in care standards inclu…
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