43 results for “aspiration risk from vomiting”
34y · Male·Septic shock from aspiration pneumonia; cerebral palsy was a contributing condit…
…ellectual disability, epilepsy, diabetes, and PEG tube feeding, presented to the ED on 15 July 2009 with aspiration pneumonia after vomiting and aspiration through his PEG tube. He was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia…
41y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of tuberous sclerosis
James Daniel Bankin, a 41-year-old man with tuberous sclerosis and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was admitted to hospital following a prolonged seizure in July 2019 and subsequent…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel obstruction in the setting of rece…
A 58-year-old man died from aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel obstruction six days after elective laparoscopic subtotal col…
44y · Male·aspiration and intellectual disability
Andrew Wilson, 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 af…
86y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia secondary to Recurrent Colorectal Carcinoma
An 86-year-old man died from aspiration pneumonia following bowel preparation for elective colonoscopy. He was admitted to an outlying w…
81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia
An 81-year-old woman with severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia from previous stroke died of aspiration pneumonia after vomiting while sleeping following PEG feeding. She was s…
5y · Unknown·Aspiration pneumonia complicating a gastrointestinal illness in a child with cer…
… severe cerebral palsy (GMFCS level 5), genetic disability (CACNA1A deletion), intractable epilepsy, and aspiration risk who died from aspiration pneumonia following a gastrointestinal illness. He was exclusively fed via…
71y · Male·Aspiration in setting of paralytic ileus in patient in convalescent phase of abd…
A 71-year-old man died from aspiration complicating prolonged paralytic ileus on postoperative day 9 following open abdominal aortic an…
32y · Female·Perforation of the bowel in the context of constipation and intellectual disabil…
… Louis, a 32-year-old non-verbal woman with intellectual disability and Opitz Trigonocephaly Syndrome, died from bowel perforation secondary to severe constipation and pica (compulsive ingestion of non-food items). She p…
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
A 39-year-old man with schizo-affective illness, hepatic cirrhosis, and substance abuse history died from complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction with aspiration pneumonia. He had been admitted involuntari…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of recurrent aspiration pneumonia and heart …
Paul Philpott, a 58-year-old man with Down's Syndrome, died from aspiration pneumonia with recurrent aspiration and heart failure. He was found non-responsive and vomiting …
60y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with Down's syndrome with dementia and epilepsy
A 60-year-old woman with Down syndrome, dementia, and epilepsy died from aspiration pneumonia. She presented to hospital with pneumonia on 1 October, improved, and was discharged o…
1y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents due to recent gastroenteritis and vomiting leadin…
… and feeding difficulties. She presented to Mildura Base Hospital on 21 May 2013 with gastroenteritis and vomiting, having lost approximately 700g over 36 hours. Clinical examination showed moderate dehydration with tach…
22y · Female·aspiration of gastric content due to drug abuse
Amanda Crowston, 22 years old, died from aspiration of gastric contents after a weekend of heavy alcohol and drug use (amphetamines, methylamphetami…
49y · Female·aspiration pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy
…, a 49-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and severe intellectual disability residing in a group home, died from aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted to hospital on 21 June 2010 after vomiting and was treated with anti…
54y · Female·COMPLICATIONS OF DEMENTIA
Sharon Brown, a 54-year-old ward of the state with dementia, intellectual disability, and epilepsy, died from complications of dementia including aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted to Monash Hospital in September …
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating catatonia and depression in the setting of met…
…atricia Russell, a 76-year-old woman with metastatic bladder cancer, catatonia, and severe depression, died from aspiration pneumonia at St Vincent's Hospital. She was a compulsory patient under the Mental Health Act aft…
60y · Female·acute cerebral bleed resulting from blunt trauma and late haemorrhagic progressi…
Gwenith Elkington, aged 60, died from acute cerebral bleed resulting from haemorrhagic progression of a traumatic brain injury sustained in a bat…
53y · Female·Pneumonia
…ectual disability, autism, epilepsy, and required 24-hour care. On 25 September 2024, her carer found her vomiting and coughing, appropriately placed her in recovery position and called emergency services. Hospital admis…
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…
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