60y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with Down's syndrome with dementia and epilepsy
A 60-year-old woman with Down syndrome, dementia, and epilepsy died from aspiration pneumonia. She presented to hospital with pneumonia on 1 October, improved, and was discharged on 21 Oct…
81y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
An 81-year-old woman with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy and dysphagia died from aspiration pneumonia. She resided in DHHS care with appropriate preventative measures in place including softened d…
28y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with antecedent cause of cerebral palsy
…lsy receiving NDIS-funded supported independent living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia at Northern Hospital. Aspiration pneumonia is a known complication in people with disability d…
90y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating community acquired pneumonia
A 90-year-old man died of aspiration pneumonia complicating community-acquired pneumonia while detained under the Mental Health Act following…
65y · Female·Status epilepticus complicating cerebral palsy
…l palsy and intellectual disability, died from status epilepticus after multiple hospital admissions for aspiration pneumonia and declining functional status. She had recurrent aspiration pneumonia over three months (Sep…
67y · Male·Pneumonia in the setting of aspiration and posterior rib fractures
Neil Douglas Heaton, a 67-year-old man with intellectual disability, dementia, and aspiration risk factors, died from pneumonia complicated by posterior rib fractures of unclear origin. He was found…
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…ic Vincent Craig, a 66-year-old man with Down's syndrome living in supported residential care, died from aspiration pneumonia. He had experienced recurrent respiratory infections from 2012 onwards, with declining mobilit…
50y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to aspiration of PEG feeds
…t Burgess, a 50-year-old woman with acquired brain injury, epilepsy, and inability to swallow, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to PEG feed aspiration. She had required PEG feeding since 2010 but developed recurr…
49y · Female·Aspiration Pneumonia and Dementia associated with Down Syndrome
Rosemary McGarrity, a 49-year-old woman with Down syndrome and dementia, died of aspiration pneumonia at a hospice. She had a long history of recurrent aspiration pneumonia requiring hospitalisati…
71y · Male·Sudden death in a man with chronic aspiration pneumonia, COVID-19 infection, sch…
…nd seizure disorder living in a disability care facility, died from sudden death associated with chronic aspiration pneumonia and concurrent COVID-19 infection. The autopsy revealed extensive chronic aspiration pneumonia…
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia and cholangitis; obstructive jaundice from intraduct tumour…
76-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and PEG feeding died from aspiration pneumonia and cholangitis secondary to an obstructive bile duct tumour. She was admitted with obstructiv…
39y · Female·aspiration pneumonia in the setting of general anaesthesia and colonoscopy for i…
A 39-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and sleep apnoea died from aspiration pneumonia following a colonoscopy performed under sedation for investigation of rectal bleeding. She had…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to cerebral palsy
…-verbal woman with cerebral palsy and dysphagia living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia with acute kidney injury and severe hypernatremia. She was admitted to Werribee Mercy Hospital…
53y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with septic shock in a man with severe intellectual disabil…
…accommodation. His condition—severe disability affecting swallowing and communication—predisposed him to aspiration pneumonia, a recognized risk in this population. On 7 August 2012, staff recognized acute deterioration …
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and L…
A 57-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome died from aspiration pneumonia following a short hospital admission. He had a history of recurrent aspiration pneumonia and w…
57y · Female·Sepsis in the setting of probable aspiration pneumonia
…an with Down syndrome, blindness, severe dysphagia, dementia, and epilepsy died from sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia. She lived in a Department of Human Services care facility and presented to hospital with gene…
49y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Louise Hayes, a 49-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Kilmore & District Hospital. She had experienced deteriorating health in 2020 with increase…
68y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia (due to cerebral palsy and dysphagia)
Dana John Walter, 68, died of aspiration pneumonia following cerebral palsy and severe dysphagia. He was readmitted to hospital on 11 August 2020…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia, in the setting of epilepsy and Down's syndrome
John Rose, aged 58, with Down's syndrome and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia at Sunshine Hospital. He was admitted following seizures and developed aspiration pneumonia du…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and end stage down syndrome
Robert Szlamowicz, a 58-year-old man with Down syndrome, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by end-stage Down syndrome. He had recurrent hospital admissions for functional de…
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