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7 results for nasogastric tube insertion and removal

NSWhospital2016-03-17

Inquest into the death of Karl Guy MEYERS

82y · Male·complications from multiple injuries received in a motor vehicle accident

…es sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He developed an ileus or pseudo-colonic obstruction requiring nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion. The key clinical issue was Dr H.'s decision to remove the NGT on 18 October, one …

trauma surgeryintensive carefentanyl
NSWhospital2018-06-06

Inquest into the death of Dr Malay Rana

27y · Male·Loss of airway control and blockage due to aspiration from complications of a sm…

Dr R., a 27-year-old physician with cystic fibrosis, died from aspiration and airway blockage secondary to a small bowel obstruction whilst under dual respiratory-surgical care at Westm…

respiratory medicinegeneral surgerycommunicationdiagnosticfentanyl
VIChospital2024-08-07

Finding into death of Georgios Stamkos

68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…

A 68-year-old man with dysphagia and bipolar disorder died from airway obstruction and aspiration pneumonia after choking on a sandwich brought …

psychiatryspeech pathologyrisperidone
VIChospital2018-11-19

Finding into death of Robert Humphreys

71y · Male·Aspiration in setting of paralytic ileus in patient in convalescent phase of abd…

…iting, abdominal distension, abnormal bowel movements), the surgeon Dr C. did not reinstate bowel rest, nasogastric tube, or radiological imaging. He declined a medical registrar review when contacted on day 8 evening d…

vascular surgeryintensive carediagnosticdelayatropine
VIChospital2013-08-13

Finding into death of Thelma Katherine Holt

79y · Female·pneumonia in the setting of acute peritonitis due to perforated stomach (operate…

…ne Holt, a 79-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including obesity, vascular disease, hypertension, and prior Nissen fundoplication, underwent placement of a second intragastric balloon on 11 September 2008 for …

gastroenterologygeneral surgerydiagnosticproceduralsertraline
NThospital2019-11-22

Inquest into the death of Lebron Douglas Martin

4y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia on a background of Niemann Pick Type …

…to his death, the Department of Territory Families removed him from parental care. The coroner found this removal was unjustified and violated the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The family had su…

paediatricsneurologysystemcommunicationamoxicillin
QLD2007-11-28

Tanner, Marjorie Joyce

Female·Coronary atherosclerosis with ischaemic small bowel and Alzheimer's disease

…heimer's disease, presented to Maryborough Hospital with a three-day history of abdominal pain, distension, and vomiting. Initially diagnosed with simple constipation and treated with enema and laxatives, she was discha…

general medicinesurgerydiagnosticsystemmetoclopramide

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