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VIChospital2012-06-25

Finding into death of Angela Murray

52y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a female who had undergone a laparoscopic cholecystectom…

…ay, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholangitis and cholelithiasis complicated by pancreatitis. S…

surgerygeneral practice
SAaged care2016-05-05

Coroner's Finding: DANIELSON Jens Thomas

82y · Male·Pneumonia on a background of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease

…ia, hearing impairment, and multiple comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, COPD) died of pneumonia at a residential aged care facility. He had been under guardianship orders with detention provisions. A …

geriatric medicinepalliative carecefalexin
TASmental health2018-10-19

Coroner's Finding: Bowden, Frederick Rocky

59y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and end stage renal failure due to obstructive uropathy and…

Frederick Rocky Bowden, a 59-year-old man with schizophrenia managed with clozapine, died of aspiration pneumonia and end-stage renal failure secondary to benign prostate hypertrophy causing urinary obstruction. He was…

psychiatrynephrologyclozapine
TAScommunity2026-06-26

Coroner's Finding: McKay, Graham John

82y · Male·respiratory failure

…fractures to his femur, ribs, and sternum. Transported to Royal Hobart Hospital, he developed aspiration pneumonia, requiring intubation and ICU management with mechanical ventilation. Despite intensive medical care, hi…

intensive careemergency medicine
VIC2025-08-15

Finding into death of Donald Raymond Muir

59y · Male·Urosepsis and aspiration pneumonia (with Trisomy 21 as underlying condition)

…m, dementia and epilepsy living in specialist disability accommodation, died of urosepsis and aspiration pneumonia. He had experienced progressive functional decline over 12+ months with multiple falls, recurrent respir…

general medicineoccupational therapydutasteride
SAhospital2013-09-04

Coroner's Finding: ARKADIANOS Dionisios

75y · Male·pneumonia complicating chronic renal and cardiac failure, vascular dementia and …

A 75-year-old man with chronic cardiac and renal failure, vascular dementia, and COPD died of pneumonia while detained under the Mental Health Act at Flinders Medical Centre. He was admitted with chest pain a…

cardiologypsychiatryenoxaparin
NSWhospital2020-06-12

Inquest into the death of Dat Nhieu HA

45y · Male·abdominal sepsis on a background of metastatic lung carcinoma

…ibiotics, and analgesia given his terminal cancer diagnosis. He subsequently developed hospital-acquired pneumonia and died in palliative care. The coroner found his care and treatment were appropriate throughout his il…

respiratory medicineoncology
VICcommunity2021-07-26

Finding into death of Gregory John Bennett

52y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia

…ing profound disabilities including dysphagia, epilepsy, and spastic quadriparesis, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was living in DHHS-managed accommodation and attending day programs. On 26 October 2018, staff noted…

general practiceemergency medicinediazepam
TAS2022-04-13

Coroner's Finding: Kirk, Rodney

73y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following advanced dementia

Rodney Kirk, aged 73, died of aspiration pneumonia following advanced dementia at the Roy Fagan Centre in February 2021. He had been cared for in this spec…

geriatric medicinepsychiatry
VIChospital2022-12-20

Finding into death of John Hardy Stow

73y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia

John Hardy Stow, 73, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by a small bowel obstruction. He had cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, dysphagia, and…

palliative caregeneral medicineescitalopram
VIChospital2021-09-16

Finding into death of Anthony Swaney

58y · Male·Acute renal failure in the setting of pneumonia and acute bronchitis

Anthony Swaney, 58, died from acute renal failure in the setting of pneumonia and acute bronchitis following multi-organ failure. He had complex medical needs including Trisomy 18, c…

general medicinegeriatric medicine
VIChospital2025-03-07

Finding into death of Heather Joan Moody

77y · Female·Pneumonia with contributing factors of acquired brain injury, Parkinson's diseas…

…-old woman with acquired brain injury, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and intellectual disability died of pneumonia while an SDA resident. She presented with breakthrough seizures and aspiration pneumonitis on 16 August …

neurologyrespiratory medicineprednisolone
VIChospital2024-12-09

Finding into death of Peter A Keating

37y · Male·Pseudomonas pneumonia

…with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, died from pseudomonas pneumonia following a month-long hospitalisation. He was admitted in November 2022 with a febrile illness related …

respiratory medicineinfectious diseasesantibiotics
VIChospital2024-05-10

Finding into death of Peter Fiorakis

72y · Male·Complications of small bowel obstruction in a man with multiple medical co-morbi…

…al faecal loading. Clinicians identified multiorgan failure including acute kidney injury and aspiration pneumonia. A nasogastric tube could not be inserted and surgical intervention was deemed unsuitable. After discuss…

general medicinesurgery
VIChospital2023-12-11

Finding into death of Vili Kovac

88y · Male·Sepsis of unknown aetiology in a man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and other med…

…ns Correctional Centre died from sepsis of unknown aetiology with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. He developed pneumonia while in custody, was admitted to Ararat Hospital twice in late June and early July 2021 with cardiac an…

emergency medicinegeneral medicineflucloxacillin
TASaged care2021-03-25

Coroner's Finding: Daly, Raymond Albert

90y · Male·aspiration pneumonia, vascular dementia, ischaemic heart disease, congestive car…

Raymond Albert Daly, aged 90, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by vascular dementia, ischaemic heart disease, congestive cardiac failure and chronic renal …

geriatric medicinepsychiatryclonazepam
VIChospital2024-08-30

Finding into death of Betty Eileen Cliffe

85y · Female·Asphyxia due to upper airways obstruction by mucoid plugging of the upper airway…

…f cardiomegaly and heart failure. She was admitted to hospital on 9 April 2023 with suspected aspiration pneumonia. Despite appropriate initial management with antibiotics, fluids, and steroids, her dysphagia progressiv…

respiratory medicinespeech pathology
VIChospital2017-05-24

Finding into death of Stanley Brian Taylor

79y · Male·acute bronchitis on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease

…isease. He presented to St Vincent's Hospital with chest pain and shortness of breath, was found to have pneumonia on chest X-ray, and deteriorated suddenly with new ST elevation on ECG. A not-for-resuscitation order wa…

emergency medicinecardiologyatropine
SAmental health2016-09-01

Coroner's Finding: GRAETZ Clifford Ralph

82y · Male·Pneumonia on a background of severe mixed Alzheimer's and vascular dementia

An 82-year-old man with severe mixed Alzheimer's and vascular dementia died of pneumonia while detained under a Mental Health Act Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order at a specialized psychogeriat…

psychiatrygeriatric medicinerisperidone
VIChospital2024-09-22

Finding into death of Carl Edward Medlyn

51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to traumatic brain injury arising from a scooter …

…d a severe traumatic brain injury in an electric scooter crash on 14 March 2022 and died from aspiration pneumonia on 4 August 2022. He was riding a high-powered scooter (capable of 85km/h) at excessive speed without a …

neurosurgerytrauma surgerycannabis
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