253 results for “respiratory distress”
76y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to right pneumonectomy and chronic obstructive air…
… was detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. On 21 May 2000, he collapsed with acute respiratory distress syndrome and was transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital. Despite treatment with antibiotics, s…
52y · Male·Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Neville Towner, a 52-year-old man serving a life sentence, died from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to severe community-acquired pneumonia. He presented to hospital on …
44y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia complicating multi-drug toxicity (alprazolam, opiates, be…
Meaghan Gardner, a 44-year-old woman with a history of respiratory problems, pneumonia, schizophrenia, and substance abuse, died from acute bronchopneumonia complicated b…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
…ical disorder living in supported residential care, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. She developed symptoms of gastroenteritis on 24-25 August 2019, progressing to respi…
63y · Male·Bowel obstruction
… September 2015, carers noted cough and eating difficulties. A locum doctor visited, noted hypotension, respiratory distress, and hard abdomen, administered Microlax, and advised calling an ambulance if symptoms worsene…
60y · Male·End stage multiple system atrophy
…r-old man with end-stage multiple system atrophy, was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 5 June 2025 with respiratory distress, dysphagia, and recent upper respiratory tract infection. His condition progressively deterior…
64y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis on a background of end-stage disseminated small c…
A 64-year-old prisoner with end-stage disseminated small cell lung cancer died from respiratory failure and sepsis at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had presented with collapse, fever, and hypotension i…
46y · Male·Diffuse Alveolar Damage (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) as a consequence o…
…osed with severe bilateral pneumonia. Despite intubation and mechanical ventilation, he developed Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and died. An independent respiratory physician review confirmed all management decisi…
49y · Female·Unascertained (natural)
…son's disease, and asthma, died at a disability services facility following a choking episode and acute respiratory distress. She had recently been hospitalized for serious injuries from a motor vehicle accident (fractu…
34y · Female·Pneumonia in a woman with intellectual disability and asthma
…g in DHHS supported accommodation and attending Amicus day services. On 21 November 2017, she developed respiratory distress after receiving hay fever medication. Staff noticed deterioration but were advised to return h…
7y · Female·aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure in a female child with compl…
…d seizure control. Initially cared for at home with Department support, concerns about malnutrition and respiratory distress in 2016 led to placement in specialist residential care at Lady Lawley Cottage. Her medical ma…
70y · Male·The combined effects of the complications of ventilation associated pneumonia, a…
…he died on 17 May 2019. The cause of death was complications of ventilation-associated pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following an unknown triggering event. Possible…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with a left middle cerebral artery stroke (palliat…
…middle cerebral artery stroke on 6 October 2011. He developed aspiration pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome, deep vein thrombosis, and heart failure. Despite initial improvement and rehabilitat…
45y · Female·Complications of end stage renal failure in the setting of intellectual disabili…
… and managed conservatively with palliative care referral in November 2010. After presenting with acute respiratory distress in February 2011, she was admitted in March 2011 with aspiration pneumonia, fluid overload and…
75y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis; acute myoc…
…ental health aged care facility. He presented with chest pain and fever five days before death; a lower respiratory tract infection was diagnosed and treated with antibiotics. The coroner found no issues with health man…
15y · Unknown·acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting from multi-organ failure as a cons…
Child A, aged 15, died from acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting from multi-organ failure due to disseminated tuberculosis. He presented to …
58y · Male·Pneumonia and urosepsis in a man with multiple comorbidities including Down synd…
…diagnosed and IV antibiotics commenced. He was transferred to Ballarat Base Hospital where he developed respiratory distress and hypotension. After initial invasive procedures caused significant distress, a shared decis…
76y · Female·infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory …
…ed at Queen Elizabeth Hospital from infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus. She presented with multifactorial respiratory distress complicated by advanced dementi…
45y · Male·pneumonia in a man with mucopolysaccharidosis-III
…n 21 July; examined by locum doctor Dr B. who found normal vital signs and clear chest, diagnosed upper respiratory infection. Re-examined 22 July by locum Dr S. who found scattered crackles and presumed aspiration pneu…
47y · Male·Unascertained; most likely cardiac arrhythmia possibly triggered by obstructive …
…enly at Maroondah Hospital while under compulsory psychiatric treatment. He experienced two episodes of respiratory distress on 5 and 8 December 2023, likely exacerbated by sedative medications (benzodiazepines and anti…
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