49 results for “aspiration (post-mortem finding)”
56y · Male·Complications of a small bowel obstruction
…e presented with vomiting and coughing after returning from day service. He was initially diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia and myocardial infarction, but subsequently deteriorated with tachypnoea and tachycardia. Post…
20y · Female·Aspiration of sand; cause of sand aspiration not determined
Elly Warren, a 20-year-old Australian volunteer worker, died in Mozambique on 9 November 2016 from aspiration of sand. The coroner found the cause of death was sand obstruction of her airways, though the precise ci…
79y · Male·acute aspiration of food on a background of Alzheimer's dementia
John Murray Leditschke, aged 79 with Alzheimer's dementia, died from acute aspiration of food while eating in hospital. He was admitted to Lyell McEwin Hospital on 22 March 2023 with low oxy…
61y · Male·Natural causes unascertained
…xperienced progressive decline with multiple comorbidities including recurrent urinary tract infections, aspiration pneumonia, and dysphagia. He was discharged from hospital on 14 April 2025 following aspiration pneumoni…
44y · Male·aspiration and intellectual disability
…ilson, a 44-year-old man with intellectual disability, epilepsy, asthma, and severe scoliosis, died from aspiration in a community residential unit. He had been prescribed a laxative and enema for constipation after havi…
2y · Male·unexplained sudden death
A previously healthy 2-month-old infant died unexpectedly during sleep. Post-mortem examination revealed aspiration of gastric contents with early aspiration pneumonia, rhinovirus infection, and trace amounts of fluoxeti…
90y · Male·Complications following aspiration of food
Donald Walter Thoms, 90 years old with intellectual disability and high aspiration risk, died from complications following aspiration of food while in specialist disability residential ca…
59y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, diazepam, fluoxetine, and…
Julie Gaye Williams, 59, died from mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had extensive psychiatric history including depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder,…
62y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating epilepsy in the setting of Down syndrome
… Watson, a 62-year-old man with Down syndrome, epilepsy, dementia and C1 partial quadriplegia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Austin Hospital. He had recurrent admissions over six months for pneumonia, asthma and seiz…
63y · Female·Natural causes unascertained; probable aspiration pneumonia with large pericardi…
…tained at a hospice following palliative care. She had been admitted to hospital on 6 November 2024 with aspiration pneumonia, atrial fibrillation, and ventricular tachycardia, then discharged with hospital-in-the-home f…
75y · Female·Pneumonia
…ility accommodation, died of pneumonia following a short hospital admission. She presented with signs of aspiration pneumonia and was found to have advanced rectal carcinoma with pulmonary metastases on post-mortem imagi…
53y · Female·Pneumonia
…ly placed her in recovery position and called emergency services. Hospital admission diagnosed suspected aspiration pneumonia; she received intravenous antibiotics and fluids. Despite treatment, she experienced multiple …
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating large bowel volvulus in a man with chronic dys…
…re returning to disability accommodation. His swallowing was further impaired post-illness. He developed aspiration pneumonia on day 20 of admission and died receiving comfort-focused care consistent with his documented …
69y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with intellectual disability
…th Geiger, a 69-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in a disability group home, died from aspiration pneumonia after presenting with constipation. She was seen by her GP on 24 July 2017 who examined her, r…
59y · Male·Urosepsis and aspiration pneumonia (with Trisomy 21 as underlying condition)
…erbal autism, dementia and epilepsy living in specialist disability accommodation, died of urosepsis and aspiration pneumonia. He had experienced progressive functional decline over 12+ months with multiple falls, recurr…
51y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with status epilepticus
A 51-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intellectual disability, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from complications of aspiration pneumonia and status epilepticus. He presented with stat…
64y · Female·Complications of cachexia and aspiration pneumonia on a background of cerebral p…
Lynette Dawn Smith, a 64-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, died from complications of cachexia and aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted to hospital with decreased oral intake and presumed aspiration pneumonia, in…
37y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating aspiration of gastric contents
Joelene Dowden, 37, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following aspiration of gastric contents. She presented at Alfred Hospital ED on 9 July 2017 with erratic behaviour, then wen…
43y · Female·Hypostatic bronchopneumonia in the setting of birth-related brain injury
…essons include recognising progressive decline in patients with neurological disability and longstanding aspiration risk, timely recognition of deterioration, and appropriate palliative care planning which appeared to be…
44y · Female·mixed drug toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents
A 44-year-old woman with chronic back pain and depression died from mixed drug toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had been prescribed multiple medications including amitriptyline, diazepam, cod…
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