13 results for “percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) feeding tube”
63y · Female·Complications following sedation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) t…
… with profound disability from cerebral palsy and encephalitis, died from complications of sedation for PEG tube insertion. She had a congenital polymicrogyria, a significant neurological risk factor for anaesthesia. Fol…
79y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with COVID-19 and multiple medical co-morbiditie…
…icated by COVID-19. She was admitted to hospital in October 2022 with recurrent aspiration pneumonia. A PEG tube was inserted after discussion with family. Following accidental dislodgement during a witnessed roll-out of…
81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia
… hemiplegia from previous stroke died of aspiration pneumonia after vomiting while sleeping following PEG feeding. She was subject to guardianship and detention under the Guardianship and Administration Act. She was dis…
54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and recent PEG inser…
… palsy, epilepsy, and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia on 15 August 2014, one day after PEG tube insertion at Maroondah Hospital. He had experienced recurrent respiratory infections and malnutrition over …
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia and cholangitis; obstructive jaundice from intraduct tumour…
76-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and PEG feeding died from aspiration pneumonia and cholangitis secondary to an obstructive bile duct tumour. She was admi…
48y · Female·malnutrition in association with sepsis on a background of end stage multiple sc…
…alnutrition and sepsis after her husband, her primary carer, failed to provide adequate nutrition via a PEG tube despite receiving training and instructions. She had been admitted to Fremantle Hospital in October 2006 ma…
52y · Male·end-stage throat cancer
…er, disappeared from Kununurra Hospital on 24 December 2005 while receiving palliative care. He had a PEG feeding tube, required regular morphine and sedatives, and was hypoxic and severely malnourished. Despite no rest…
5y · Female·Epilepsy in association with Cerebral Palsy
… had multiple medical complexities including microcephaly, developmental delay, unsafe swallow managed by feeding tube, and severe spasticity requiring total care dependency. The coroner found the care provided by her m…
48y · Female·Pleural Effusion with Lung Infection
MA was a 48-year-old woman with acquired brain injury, profound intellectual disability, and quadriplegia living in supported accommodation. She died from pleural effusion with lung infection. She presented with laboured…
8y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a child with an epileptic encephalopathy and extreme cac…
…MI 7). She had severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome), and was entirely dependent on PEG tube feeding. Between January and August 2013, her weight dropped from ~20kg to 12kg—a loss of 8kg over 7 months…
22y · Female·Complications of megacolon due to chronic constipation in a woman with cerebral …
…om megacolon due to chronic constipation. She attended respite care over a weekend and became unwell with feeding difficulties and abdominal distension. Staff contacted her mother and an on-call coordinator but did not …
64y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following insertion of a jejunostomy tube
…ith cerebral palsy, oropharyngeal dysphagia, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, underwent insertion of a feeding jejunostomy tube (FJT) on 23 December 2004 to bypass his stomach and improve nutrition. The tube was misp…
60y · Male·sepsis and aspiration pneumonia in a man with oral squamous cell carcinoma and m…
…recurred in March 2020 despite 19 months remission; COVID-19 disruptions limited treatment options. A PEG feeding tube was inserted for nutrition. The coroner found care standards were good overall but identified a proc…
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