30 results for “recurrent chest infections”
60y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating Down syndrome
…nd dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Royal Melbourne Hospital. He had a documented history of recurrent chest infections and pneumonia. After initial improvement on antibiotics, he developed a febrile episode…
43y · Female·Hypostatic bronchopneumonia in the setting of birth-related brain injury
… permanent resident in Department of Human Services care requiring constant support. She had experienced recurrent chest infections and progressive decline in the four weeks prior to death. An ambulance was called when …
5y · Female·Pneumonia as a complication of septo-optic cerebral dysplasia
…n state care under joint guardianship from age 10 months. Over 18 months prior to death, she experienced recurrent chest infections with increasing frequency. She was admitted to Alice Springs Hospital on 15 February 20…
53y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with Down syndrome and dementia; epilepsy
Raymond Giles, a 53-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, epilepsy and recurrent chest infections, died of pneumonia while in residential care. On the morning of his death, staff noted …
66y · Male·Bronchopneumonia
…incent's Hospital after aspiration pneumonia. He had been admitted 13 times in the preceding 12 months for chest and urinary tract infections. In January 2013, following an aged care assessment, a palliative approach wa…
50y · Male·Complications of urosepsis in the setting of T3/4 paraplegia
…dhood injury, was residing in supported accommodation. He had a chronic indwelling urinary catheter with recurrent infections. On 24 August 2015, his long-term GP prescribed antibiotics for a urinary tract infection. La…
65y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia with Down syndrome as underlying condition
…from aspiration pneumonia with severe oropharyngeal dysphagia as a contributing factor. She had suffered recurrent chest infections throughout her residence at a nursing home and was PEG-fed for total nutritional needs.…
92y · Female·Complications of congestive cardiac failure (palliated) in an elderly woman with…
This case involves an elderly woman with congestive cardiac failure, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities who died in a Department of Human Services residential care facility. In late September 2012, she d…
53y · Male·Sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia
… disability accommodation, died from sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia. He had a known history of recurrent chest infections and swallowing disorder. He presented to hospital with fever and unusual breathing on 2…
55y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with Down Syndrome
…n Thomas King, a 55-year-old man with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, asthma, bronchiectasis and recurrent chest infections, died from community-acquired pneumonia. He was treated by his general practitioner on …
59y · Male·Combined effects of acute on chronic pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism
…mmunication died from acute on chronic pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism. He had a long history of recurrent UTIs, chest infections, and significant swallowing dysfunction. During his final admission, recurrent as…
68y · Male·Community acquired chest infection secondary to C6 quadriplegia secondary to rem…
…ld Polis, a 68-year-old man with C6 quadriplegia from a 1972 diving accident, died from community-acquired chest infection complicated by heart failure. He had recurrent respiratory and urinary tract infections related …
11y · Female·Pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy secondary to KCNQ2 developmental and epile…
…al palsy, epilepsy, and multiple complex medical conditions including central respiratory depression and recurrent chest infections. She died from pneumonia at home in August 2023 after a 12-month period of global neuro…
68y · Male·Pneumonia in setting of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischaemic hear…
…rder for a mental health admission. He had been admitted following behavioural changes in the context of recurrent chest infections. His case manager reviewed him on 30 July and 5 August, noting mental state improvement…
38y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy
…s and oesophagitis, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was dependent on PEG feeding and had a history of recurrent respiratory infections. In the two months before death, he developed increased spasms and seizure activi…
65y · Male·complications of end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
… compartment syndrome, pancolitis with sigmoid perforation requiring subtotal colectomy, and experienced recurrent infections including pseudomonas chest infection. He deteriorated despite appropriate multidisciplinary …
22y · Male·Complications of cerebral palsy
A 22-year-old man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and recurrent chest infections died in residential disability care. He was observed sleeping and breathing normally th…
48y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating progressive degenerative neurological disorder…
…e age 30 with appropriate multidisciplinary support. From early 2022, his condition declined with frequent chest infections and choking episodes due to inability to clear secretions. After acute presentation on 28 Octob…
60y · Female·Focal pneumonia in a woman with emphysema and ischaemic heart disease
… been an involuntary patient with multiple prior respiratory arrests, aspiration pneumonia episodes, and recurrent chest infections requiring ICU-level care. On the evening before death, she was sedated with temazepam (…
83y · Female·decompensated right heart failure (cor pulmonale) immediately following mitral v…
…evented her death. Review concluded the GP's management was reasonable—he was anchored to a diagnosis of recurrent chest infections/pneumonia, cardiac examination was not routinely indicated, and time pressures were sig…
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