12 results for “bipap ventilation”
68y · Female·chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…016. Despite multiple interventions including oxygen, nebulised medications, and trials of non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP), she demonstrated poor compliance, refused diagnostic imaging (CTPA), and became increasingly a…
83y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive lung disease
…ondary to hypoxia and lower respiratory tract infection. He was appropriately managed with non-invasive ventilation, antibiotics, and antipsychotics under a Mental Health Act order. Despite treatment, his condition dete…
60y · Male·pneumonia in a man with underlying advanced metastatic cancer and chronic airway…
…ng his final hospitalisation at Royal Perth Hospital, he received palliative chemotherapy, non-invasive ventilation, antibiotics, and steroids. The coroner found the quality of supervision, treatment and care in custody…
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
…y failure, acute kidney injury, and constipation. Despite appropriate management including non-invasive ventilation, antibiotics, and diuresis, she deteriorated with recurrent hypoxic episodes and apnoea. A MET call on …
26y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with Prader-Willi syndrome
…ext of Prader-Willi syndrome and severe obesity. He had a complex medical history including obesity hypoventilation syndrome, type 2 respiratory failure requiring BiPAP support, and recent presentations to ED with chest…
68y · Female·Coronary heart disease
A 68-year-old woman with diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, COPD and chronic renal failure presented with chest pain and dyspnoea. She was admitted with suspected congestive cardiac failure; troponins were no…
70y · Male·complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischaemic heart disea…
A 70-year-old man with end-stage COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and obstructive sleep apnoea collapsed in his prison cell and was transferred to hospital in respiratory distress. Despite having documented 'not for resusc…
47y · Male·Unascertained; most likely cardiac arrhythmia possibly triggered by obstructive …
David Horne, a 47-year-old man with bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died suddenly at Maroondah Hospital while under compulsory psychiatric treatment. He experienced two ep…
63y · Male·Right cerebral infarction caused by infusion of medication via central venous li…
…ly he developed respiratory depression, hypernatremia and alcohol withdrawal requiring benzodiazepines and BiPap support. A central venous line was inserted for medication access prior to transfer to ICU. The line was i…
59y · Male·complications of viral liver cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma
Mervyn Morgan, aged 59, died from complications of hepatocellular carcinoma arising from cirrhosis while in prison custody. Critical failures included: delayed monitoring of known liver cirrhosis (no ultrasound despite M…
61y · Male·Pneumonia
A 61-year-old man with significant medical complexity including acquired brain injury, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, and dysphagia died from pneumonia 26 days after receiving another resident's slow-release opioid …
43y · Male·Septic shock from streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis arising from streptococcus pne…
David Crisfield, a 43-year-old immunosuppressed patient with COPD on Crohn's disease therapy, died from streptococcus pneumoniae septic shock. He presented to a rural hospital ED on 6 November 2007 with respiratory compr…
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.