84 results for “chronic delirium”
96y · Male·general inanition on a background of advanced dementia, chronic congestive cardi…
Colin Pryor Tucker, aged 96, died of general inanition on a background of advanced dementia, chronic congestive cardiac failure and pneumonia at Repatriation General Hospital. He was admitted with urinary r…
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
…cquired pneumonia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding from a duodenal ulcer, acute kidney injury, and severe delirium requiring Mental Health Act detention. Despite appropriate medical management including antibiotics, bloo…
92y · Female·community acquired pneumonia on a background of end stage chronic obstructive ai…
…exity of managing acute medical illness in elderly patients with concurrent acute psychiatric illness and delirium.
39y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis and sepsis due to pyelonep…
…th Campus with urosepsis and was found to have advanced ovarian cancer, bilateral pulmonary emboli, and a chronically infected left kidney. She was placed on a Mental Health Act treatment order due to schizophrenia rela…
79y · Female·pulmonary oedema and electrolyte imbalance, both secondary to renal failure
…nt legally appropriate given the life-threatening metabolic emergency and her inability to consent due to delirium. Dr B. had considered sedation but appropriately avoided it due to risks in end-stage renal disease. The …
33y · Male·Exposure to the elements whilst in a mentally unstable state; manner of death Op…
…e October 1996 from Wyndham, Western Australia, while in an acutely unstable mental state associated with chronic alcohol use disorder, withdrawal symptoms, and possible hallucinations. Despite extensive searches involv…
91y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to inanition complicating prolonged delirium of uncertai…
…es Smith, 91, died from multi-organ failure due to severe malnutrition (inanition) complicating prolonged delirium of unknown cause at Repatriation General Hospital on 30 July 2014. He had been admitted voluntarily and s…
68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…
…ich brought by his wife during a supervised hospital meal. He had been admitted with worsening dysphagia, delirium, and bipolar relapse. Speech pathology had prescribed texture-modified diet and nasogastric feeding due t…
70y · Female·pneumonia and post-surgical course following repair of neck of femur fracture, i…
…strategies in place. Following surgical fixation at hospital, her postoperative course was complicated by delirium, reduced oral intake, and respiratory compromise, leading to pneumonia. She transitioned to end-of-life c…
94y · Female·Complications of a fractured neck of femur sustained in an unwitnessed in-hospit…
… electronic surveillance alone; adequate documentation of rounding and toileting assistance is essential; delirium assessment and cognitive impairment screening should guide fall risk interventions; minimising bed moves …
64y · Male·Heart failure secondary to alcohol related liver disease, coronary obstructive p…
…t medical advice despite being very unwell with impaired decision-making capacity (hepatic encephalopathy/delirium). An Inpatient Treatment Order was appropriately placed and confirmed by psychiatry. On 22 September, aft…
61y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia complicating aorto-femoral bypass surgery for periph…
…istory underwent aorto-femoral bypass surgery. Post-operatively he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia, delirium from alcohol withdrawal, and hepatic alcoholic psychopathy. He required hand restraints due to altered co…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease (operated); severe native coronary artery atheroma with …
…e. Care was deemed adequate. However, the case highlights challenges in managing complex polypharmacy and delirium in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities, and the need for careful opioid monitoring and rapid rec…
93y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…iac history died of ischaemic heart disease while detained under the Mental Health Act. He presented with delirium likely secondary to urinary tract infection from an indwelling catheter. Despite aggressive behaviour and…
65y · Female·choking on a tangerine
…ey Young, a 65-year-old woman with long-standing schizoaffective disorder and multiple complications from chronic antipsychotic use including dysphagia and tardive dyskinesia, died from choking on a tangerine while an i…
76y · Male·hospital-acquired pneumonia, age-related frailty, consequences of left neck of f…
…ture requiring surgical repair. Post-operatively, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia complicated by delirium and respiratory distress. The coroner found the fall itself was likely unpreventable but identified syste…
81y · Male·haemorrhage from metastatic squamous cell tumour of the right axilla
An 81-year-old man with extensive comorbidities (cardiac failure, COPD, diabetes, renal failure) presented with a right axillary squamous cell carcinoma with metastases. He was admitted for palliative care and pain manag…
38y · Male·The combined effect of Methylamphetamine Toxicity and prolonged restraint in a p…
Jason Rea, a 38-year-old chronic methamphetamine user, died following a high-speed collision on the M1 Freeway while driving under the inf…
70y · Male·complications arising from craniofacial resection and orbital exenteration for r…
…ions occurred including carotid artery injury, cerebral infarction, CSF leak, and infection. He developed delirium postoperatively necessitating Mental Health Act orders. The coroner found the ITOs were appropriately imp…
36y · Female·Excited delirium
A 36-year-old woman died from excited delirium during a physical altercation with her 16-year-old son. She had longstanding alcohol and cannabis use, bo…
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