63 results for “quadriplegia”
68y · Male·Community acquired chest infection secondary to C6 quadriplegia secondary to rem…
Arnold Polis, a 68-year-old man with C6 quadriplegia from a 1972 diving accident, died from community-acquired chest infection complicated by heart failure.…
62y · Female·Pneumonia in a lady with spastic quadriplegia
Patricia O'Keefe, a 62-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and spastic quadriplegia, died from pneumonia at Werribee Mercy Hospital. She developed an upper respiratory tract infection in …
3y · Male·Respiratory failure due to spastic quadriplegia and cerebral palsy
Jamie Peoples was a 3-year-old boy with profound disabilities including spastic quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, hearing and sight impairment. He required percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for feed…
46y · Male·Septic shock complicating pneumonia in the setting of spastic quadriplegia and e…
Gregory Dean Coutts, a 46-year-old man with intellectual disability, spastic quadriplegia, and epilepsy living in a Department of Human Services group home, died from septic shock complicating …
44y · Male·aspiration and intellectual disability
…f careful monitoring following bowel interventions in patients with swallowing difficulties and spastic quadriplegia, and consideration of safer medication timing and positioning in such high-risk patients.
54y · Female·Pneumonia - chest sepsis
Kim Elizabeth Taylor, a 54-year-old NDIS participant with quadriplegia and tracheostomy, died from pneumonia and chest sepsis at Austin Hospital. She had experienced recurren…
59y · Male·Complications of epilepsy and cerebral palsy
…pecialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) facility under the NDIS with profound intellectual disability, quadriplegia, and non-verbal communication. On 9 November 2024, he presented with shortness of breath and deteriorat…
43y · Male·Pneumonia and severe epilepsy, with renal cell cancer as a contributing factor
Jason Paul was a 43-year-old man with tuberous sclerosis, cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia and severe epilepsy who resided in a Department of Human Services facility. He had progressive renal fa…
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 wi…
76y · Male·Urosepsis in a man with spastic quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and chron…
Kevin Arthur Stanton, a 76-year-old man with spastic quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and chronic kidney disease living in supported disability accommodation, die…
44y · Male·Airways obstruction with mucous plugging secondary to quadriplegia post accident
Lachlan Rayner, a 44-year-old man with quadriplegia from a 2019 spinal injury, died from airways obstruction due to mucous plugging and pneumonia. He was a…
62y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating epilepsy in the setting of Down syndrome
Richard Watson, a 62-year-old man with Down syndrome, epilepsy, dementia and C1 partial quadriplegia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Austin Hospital. He had recurrent admissions over six months for pne…
59y · Male·Respiratory failure with paraplegia as a significant contributing factor
Michael Ruawai Robin, a 59-year-old man with paraplegia and incomplete quadriplegia (C4-C6), died from respiratory failure at Werribee Mercy Hospital on 22 June 2023. He presented with a …
29y · Male·respiratory sepsis in a man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Alexander Petricca, a 29-year-old man with cerebral palsy, quadriplegia, autism and developmental delay, died from respiratory sepsis following aspiration pneumonia. He had ex…
68y · Male·Stercoral perforation in a man with cerebral palsy
…tion following severe constipation and faecal impaction. He had multiple complex disabilities including quadriplegia, dysphagia, and epilepsy, managed by a multidisciplinary team with constipation/bowel management plans …
40y · Male·Complications of Influenza A infection in a man with cerebral palsy and congenit…
Benjamin Suggate, a 40-year-old man with cerebral palsy, congenital brain malformation, quadriplegia and intellectual disability living in specialist disability accommodation, died from complications of I…
22y · Male·ischaemic bowel
David Goold, aged 22 years with spastic quadriplegia and cerebral palsy, was a Department of Human Services client in supported accommodation. On 28 Septemb…
54y · Female·Multiple organ failure, due to pneumonia in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndro…
Julie Ann Hermans, a 54-year-old Aboriginal woman with Guillain-Barré syndrome, quadriplegia, diabetes, and recurrent infections, died from multiple organ failure due to hospital-acquired pneumoni…
39y · Female·Sepsis and renal failure secondary to a perinephric abscess
A 39-year-old woman with quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy residing in supported accommodation developed a perinephric abscess detec…
29y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with epilepsy
Hussan Rushton, a 29-year-old man with epilepsy, spastic quadriplegia, dysphasia and cortical blindness in full-time residential care, died from bronchopneumonia. He returne…
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