459 results for “aspiration risk”
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…
56y · Female·Complications of Angelman's syndrome - aspiration pneumonia
…ndrome, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, intellectual disability, dysphagia, and severe kyphoscoliosis, died of aspiration pneumonia following a one-month hospital admission. She experienced recurrent aspiration events, hypoxia…
55y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with epilepsy and intellectual disability
…5-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy, and progressive neurological deficit, died from aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted with status epilepticus, treated with antibiotics and mechanical ventilation…
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…
77y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia on a background of dementia
Edward Morgan Rau, aged 77, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to dysphagia in the context of dementia. He was admitted to hospital on 29 October 2…
31y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
Travis Wayne Freeman, a 31-year-old man with cerebral palsy, scoliosis, and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia at Warragul Hospital on 13 June 2007, five days after admission for acute pneumonia. He was a …
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating catatonia and depression in the setting of met…
…Russell, a 76-year-old woman with metastatic bladder cancer, catatonia, and severe depression, died from aspiration pneumonia at St Vincent's Hospital. She was a compulsory patient under the Mental Health Act after prese…
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…
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…
81y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in an elderly lady
An 81-year-old woman with intellectual disability, phenylketonuria, and severe dysphagia died from aspiration pneumonia following repeated admissions for the same condition. She had been assessed as 'very high risk…
<1y · Male·unexplained sudden death
A previously healthy 2-month-old infant died unexpectedly during sleep. Post-mortem examination revealed aspiration of gastric contents with early aspiration pneumonia, rhinovirus infection, and trace amounts of fluoxeti…
63y · Female·1a: Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with acquired brain injury, 1b: Cerebrovascu…
Susan Czudar, 63, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by acquired brain injury from a 2017 subarachnoid haemorrhage and multiple strokes…
58y · Male·pneumonia
…m to Western General Hospital. He presented to the ED at 7pm with fever and hypertension, diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia. A Neurology Registrar assessed him after he suffered three seizures on 19 July, but he remain…
59y · Female·Diffuse hypoxic brain injury complicating aspiration of gastric contents during …
…gelman syndrome, severe intellectual disability, kyphoscoliosis, and a history of epilepsy and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of gastric contents during a seizure in h…
49y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy
…une 2010, staff found her vomiting and appropriately arranged hospital admission. She was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia, a known complication of her underlying cerebral palsy. She received treatment with antibiotic…
55y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…icallef, a 55-year-old man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy living in high care accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. He had longstanding dysphagia related to his cerebral palsy, which had caused multiple previo…
56y · Male·Recurrent aspiration pneumonia in a man with congenital disability and cognitive…
A 56-year-old man with congenital microcephaly, intellectual disability, dysphagia and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from aspiration pneumonia whilst receiving palliative care in hospital. He had multiple e…
82y · Male·Pneumonia in an elderly man with advanced lung cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)
…und. In November 2013, he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and had a subsequent stroke increasing aspiration risk. He was deemed high-risk for aspiration and a nasogastric tube was not tolerated. Conservative pall…
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…
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…
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