26 results for “pleural aspiration”
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…
53y · Female·Bronchopneumonia on a background of cerebral palsy
…the context of cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, cortical blindness and progressive dysphagia due to aspiration. She was admitted to The Alfred Hospital on 27 August 2023 with pneumonia, pleural effusion and multiple…
60y · Female·Pneumonia with large pleural effusion
…er's disease and epilepsy residing in specialist disability accommodation, developed pneumonia with large pleural effusion and died in hospital. A speech pathologist identified persistent wet cough in November 2024 and …
48y · Female·Pleural Effusion with Lung Infection
…jury, profound intellectual disability, and quadriplegia living in supported accommodation. She died from pleural effusion with lung infection. She presented with laboured breathing on 7 November 2020; her GP arranged h…
86y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash and p…
Kenneth Warn, 86, sustained a T12 burst fracture and bilateral pleural effusions from a motor vehicle crash on 1 March 2024 while a passenger in a Mercedes panel van. The drive…
40y · Female·Sepsis secondary to ureteritis, pyelonephritis and aspiration pneumonia with a c…
…ing in specialist disability accommodation died from sepsis secondary to ureteritis, pyelonephritis, and aspiration pneumonia. She had sustained a femur fracture from an unwitnessed fall in early September and recovered …
50y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to aspiration of PEG feeds
…t Burgess, a 50-year-old woman with acquired brain injury, epilepsy, and inability to swallow, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to PEG feed aspiration. She had required PEG feeding since 2010 but developed recurr…
56y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia, complicated by myocardial infarction and right heart failu…
… Jamieson, a 56-year-old man with profound intellectual disability and Osteogerma Dysblastica, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by myocardial infarction and right heart failure. He was admitted to hospital on 1…
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
77-year-old male died from complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effusion post-coronary bypass surgery, in the setting of pre-existing renal impairment and diabetes. Duri…
56y · Female·Aspiration Pneumonia in the setting of Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy
…iving in high-level residential care, presented with sepsis complicated by pneumonia, cholecystitis, and aspiration risk. Despite aggressive treatment including antibiotics, blood transfusion, and MET team interventions …
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…
51y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy and epilepsy
…ryne Callaghan, a 51-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and intellectual disability, died from aspiration pneumonia following COVID-19 infection. She was initially hospitalised in November 2022 with COVID-19 an…
79y · Male·Complications of peripheral vascular disease with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, atri…
…ns and vascular interventions but experienced declining renal function, cardiac failure, and episodes of aspiration. While early prison health records contained gaps in wound dressing documentation, Forensic Medicine adv…
59y · Female·complications of sepsis due to cellulitis in a woman with multiple medical comor…
Suzanne McIllree, 59 years old with significant intellectual disability and primary lymphedema, died from sepsis secondary to cellulitis. She was admitted to hospital on 6 August 2015 after carers noted fever, lethargy, …
46y · Female·Sepsis of unknown origin
Miranda Lynch, a 46-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, epilepsy, and aspiration pneumonia history, died from sepsis of unknown origin. She was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 20 April…
88y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating vascular dementia and metastatic prostate canc…
…n 88-year-old man with vascular dementia, metastatic prostate cancer, and chronic kidney disease died of aspiration pneumonia 15 days after admission to hospital under a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order. He wa…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
Ronald Arthur Elliott, aged 80, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and COPD following a hip fracture. He fell on 12…
58y · Male·salt water drowning following air embolism due to ascent barotrauma
…ced cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) during recreational scuba diving ascent, resulting in drowning. Pleural adhesions from prior motor vehicle accident restricted lung expansion during ascent, causing lung rupture…
0y · Male·meconium aspiration syndrome complicated by persistent pulmonary hypertension
…o aircraft unavailability. Baby C deteriorated despite initial stabilisation, developing pneumothorax and pleural effusion. Nitric oxide was only attempted at 16 hours when Baby C was moribund. Experts agreed earlier re…
68y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Maris Kugis, a 68-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, personality disorders, and multiple serious physical conditions including COPD, ankylosing spondylitis, and undiagnosed pancreatic adenocarcinoma, died from bron…
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