101 results for “ventilation support”
6y · Male·Acute on chronic respiratory failure in the setting of hypotonic quadriplegic ce…
…s admitted to Royal Children's Hospital in November 2012, requiring escalation to ICU with non-invasive ventilation, then intubation. Despite maximal ventilatory support, his condition deteriorated. A planned withdrawal…
48y · Female·Acute respiratory failure (cerebral hypoxia) in a woman dependent on non-invasiv…
…in, 48, with motor neurone disease, died from acute respiratory failure while dependent on non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at home. A carer, Julie Manessis, was caring for her when the humidifier tipped over, water enter…
5y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with terminal palliative care, in a male child with complex…
… medical needs including unsafe swallowing, recurrent respiratory infections, and required non-invasive ventilation support. During his final admission, a Do Not Resuscitate order was appropriately established after dis…
42y · Male·Cardiac arrest following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, likely due to E.coli …
…eveloped sepsis-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring ICU care with non-invasive ventilation. Critical failures occurred in managing his agitation and hypoxaemia on the evening of 3 July 2016. Alt…
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
…y failure, acute kidney injury, and constipation. Despite appropriate management including non-invasive ventilation, antibiotics, and diuresis, she deteriorated with recurrent hypoxic episodes and apnoea. A MET call on …
26y · Male·Upper cervical spinal cord injury
…Jetty into shallow water on New Year's Day 2008. He was transferred to ICU where he required mechanical ventilation. After being informed of his dire prognosis (permanent ventilator dependence and institutional care), a…
57y · Female·Complications of muscular dystrophy
…ed from complications of her underlying condition. She became acutely unwell overnight at her residential support facility with respiratory distress and required emergency transfer to hospital. Although paramedics did n…
56y · Female·Complications of motor neuron disease
…man with motor neuron disease diagnosed in 2014, died from complications of her disease while residing in supported disability accommodation. She had a PEG tube for feeding and required nocturnal ventilation. An advance…
0y · Male·Scimitar syndrome
…ology and intensive care teams was of a very high standard. Medical management included oxygen therapy, ventilation, inotropic support, nitric oxide, sildenafil, and eventual palliative care. The child was in Department…
29y · Male·Blunt head and neck injuries sustained in an unintentional motor vehicle acciden…
…intracranial pressure and C5 spinal cord transection. After 12 days with no improvement, ICU specialists (supported by multiple consults) concluded ventilation was futile. The family strongly disagreed and sought extern…
66y · Male·hepatorenal failure and biliary sepsis complicating common bile duct obstruction
…U in April 2007 revealed probable biliary cancer. He underwent ERCP with stent insertion and required ICU support including mechanical ventilation and dialysis. After extubation on 18 April, he explicitly declined furth…
60y · Male·bronchopneumonia as a result of or secondary to cerebral haemorrhage; contributi…
…presented with pneumonia on 12 October 2004 and despite aggressive ICU management including intubation, ventilation, tracheostomy, and vasopressor support, his condition progressively deteriorated. The coroner found tha…
Unknown·Ms Fensom: influenza A (H1N1 2009, pandemic swine flu) with myocarditis causing …
…anagement of persistent hypotension at Millicent Hospital. Her condition required escalation to inotropic support and tertiary ICU care from at least mid-morning on 18 August, but the treating registrar (Dr V.) failed t…
65y · Male·Intracranial mass - glioblastoma multiforme
…brain tumour was identified. The coroner found no evidence of clinical mismanagement by either disability support providers or hospital staff. The death resulted from natural causes and was not preventable. This case hi…
48y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating progressive degenerative neurological disorder…
…lties. He had been in specialist disability accommodation since age 30 with appropriate multidisciplinary support. From early 2022, his condition declined with frequent chest infections and choking episodes due to inabi…
24y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of severe thermal burns
…n high-risk population; (2) resource constraints at Republic of Nauru Hospital (RNH) including obsolete ventilation (bellows anaesthetic machine rather than modern ventilator), lack of monitoring equipment, limited labo…
35y · Female·hypoxic brain injury, with strangulation being an antecedent cause
…suscitated at the scene and admitted to Gosford Hospital ICU but suffered irreversible brain injury. Life support was withdrawn on 28 September 2017. The death was determined to be homicide. This case highlights the tra…
47y · Male·Pneumonia (1(a)), Motor neurone disease (1(b))
Raymond Cassar, a 47-year-old man with motor neurone disease requiring ventilatory support, died of pneumonia at a disability accommodation service. He had been diagnosed with a chest infection on…
58y · Female·lymphangitic carcinomatosis leading to hypoxaemic respiratory failure and cardia…
June Nutter, a 58-year-old woman presenting with weight loss, anorexia, and unexplained shortness of breath, underwent gastroscopy and colonoscopy at a private hospital to investigate suspected gastric pathology. She had…
26y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with Prader-Willi syndrome
…ext of Prader-Willi syndrome and severe obesity. He had a complex medical history including obesity hypoventilation syndrome, type 2 respiratory failure requiring BiPAP support, and recent presentations to ED with chest…
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