65 results for “chronic hypoxia”
48y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in a patient with sigmoid colon vo…
Daniel Allan Sullivan, a 48-year-old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia who had been an involuntary patient at Graylands Hospital for 23 years, presented …
52y · Male·Polypharmacy overdose of amitriptyline and doxylamine in the context of underlyi…
A 52-year-old man with chronic facial pain, depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and obstructive sleep apnoea died following rest…
68y · Male·Pneumonia on a background of interstitial lung disease
Stephen Lunson, a 68-year-old man with intellectual disability, epilepsy, and interstitial lung disease, died from pneumonia. He had been under medical review for progressive respiratory symptoms since 2019. In early Dec…
85y · Female·Asphyxia due to upper airways obstruction by mucoid plugging of the upper airway…
…n necessitating nil-by-mouth status. She suffered an aspiration event with acute respiratory distress and hypoxia. Given her baseline health, irreversible dysphagia, and failure to improve with maximal treatment, the te…
78y · Male·Cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage due to the combined effects of isch…
…ions. He was admitted to an aged care home and commenced on MS Contin (morphine) 30mg daily by his GP for chronic pain, replacing tramadol. Critical clinical errors included: initiating morphine at standard adult dose r…
83y · Female·Acute on chronic renal failure secondary to infectious exacerbation of chronic o…
An 83-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic renal failure died from acute-on-chronic renal failure complica…
75y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of epilepsy and cerebral palsy
…ough on 18 October 2023 and was admitted with suspected sepsis. He rapidly deteriorated developing severe hypoxia and aspiration pneumonia, despite receiving appropriate antibiotics. A palliative approach was adopted gi…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease (operated); severe native coronary artery atheroma with …
Brian John Schulze, aged 68, died of ischaemic heart disease (operated) while subject to a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order at Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with falls, confusion, and agitation followi…
45y · Female·Type 2 respiratory failure and aspiration pneumonia on a background of end-stage…
Leonie Jeisman, a 45-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), schizoaffective disorder, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnoea, di…
63y · Female·Sepsis with multiorgan failure in the setting of limb cellulitis complicating a …
A 63-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (obesity, chronic lung disease, obstructive sleep apnoea, prior cerebrovascular disease with hemiparesis) sustained a 4cm l…
51y · Male·respiratory failure and cardiac failure on a background of chronic obstructive l…
… 51, died of respiratory and cardiac failure from acute pulmonary oedema and pneumonia on a background of chronic obstructive lung disease and ischaemic heart disease. He presented to the Royal Adelaide Hospital acutely…
77y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating retropharyngeal plasmacytoma, cervical myelopa…
Philip Walker, 77, died of aspiration pneumonia complicating retropharyngeal plasmacytoma, cervical myelopathy, COPD and atrial fibrillation while in prison custody. He had complex medical needs including dysphagia from …
54y · Male·Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to inhalation of…
A 54-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease died from acute exacerbation triggered by inhalation of xylene during hobby…
51y · Male·complications of myocardial infarction in association with ischaemic heart disea…
…iginal male prisoner with multiple cardiovascular risk factors (diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, obesity, smoking) died on 5 February 2024 from myocardial infarction. He presented on 26 …
38y · Male·Urosepsis
…at his residential facility on 28 March 2009. He had a permanent suprapubic catheter inserted in 2008 for chronic urinary retention and had experienced ongoing problems with catheter dysfunction and leakage. On 28 March…
94y · Female·Complications of a fractured neck of femur sustained in an unwitnessed in-hospit…
A 94-year-old woman with significant cardiopulmonary comorbidities died from complications of a fractured femur sustained in an unwitnessed hospital fall. Despite identification as high falls risk and implementation of f…
48y · Female·Acute respiratory failure (cerebral hypoxia) in a woman dependent on non-invasiv…
Michelle Griffin, 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…
68y · Male·Lung cancer
…ition progressively worsened despite palliative chemotherapy. In his final admission, he developed fever, hypoxia and respiratory distress. Goals of care were appropriately established as ward-based management only, wit…
41y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia; contributing factors: toxic megacolon, ce…
…-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and severe kyphoscoliosis, died from cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia complicated by toxic megacolon and Salmonella infection. Over 18 months prior to dea…
53y · Male·Sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia
Giovanni John Miceli, a 53-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in specialist disability accommodation, died from sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia. He had a known history of recurre…
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