102 results for “constipation”
52y · Male·disseminated carcinoma of the gallbladder
…t. He presented on 2 April with abdominal pain and was initially discharged from ED with a diagnosis of constipation, then re-presented on 3 April and was admitted. Advanced cancer with metastases was diagnosed on 8 Apri…
44y · Male·aspiration and intellectual disability
…, died from aspiration in a community residential unit. He had been prescribed a laxative and enema for constipation after having faecal loading identified. He subsequently vomited twice and developed shallow, rapid brea…
60y · Male·Respiratory obstruction (choking by food)
…ating pizza in a mental health inpatient unit. He had been admitted for management of clozapine-induced constipation and urinary retention following behavioural disturbance. His mumbling and slurred speech, which concern…
49y · Male·unascertainable; possible explanations include epileptic seizure, cardiac arrhyt…
…ralytic ileus, with contributing factors potentially including recent clozapine initiation (June 2005), constipation managed with laxative and enema, developmental brain abnormality, and ischaemic heart disease identifie…
47y · Male·Multi organ failure and sepsis complicating ulcerating colitis and intestinal ob…
…ped post-operative complications including pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, bowel obstruction, and severe constipation. He was readmitted to hospital eight hours after discharge following a second fall at the toilet. Despi…
26y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of immersion
… psychosis due to non-compliance with clozapine. Over two days, she developed severe abdominal pain and constipation unresponsive to medical management. Nursing staff offered her a bath to relieve discomfort. No formal r…
11y · Male·complications of bowel obstruction in the setting of chronic constipation
…was an 11-year-old Aboriginal boy who died from complications of bowel obstruction secondary to chronic constipation with a fecalith. He had been under paediatric care for years with multiple admissions for bowel washout…
47y · Male·Complications of cirrhosis and metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
…etastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. He presented with abdominal pain in May 2019, initially assessed as constipation, but was subsequently transferred to hospital where end-stage liver disease and widespread metastases w…
59y · Male·Massive aspiration in the setting of intubation following complications of sever…
…e therapy died from massive aspiration following a severe ileus of unknown aetiology. He had documented constipation managed with laxatives, then developed progressive abdominal distension, reduced oral intake, and fever…
38y · Male·metastatic poorly differentiated carcinoma on a background of delirium and schiz…
… inpatient treatment order. He presented to hospital on three separate occasions (13-15 June 2012) with constipation, which was treated conservatively without imaging to exclude serious pathology. A large aggressive rena…
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
…he coroner found his medical care reasonable and appropriate. Clinical lessons include recognition that constipation can be a serious complication in patients on multiple antipsychotics, particularly those with cirrhosis…
37y · Male·hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest as a result of bowel volvulus
A 37-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism, and Hirschsprung's disease living in supported residential care died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest caused by bowel volvulus. He had presente…
72y · Female·Aspiration of gastric contents in a woman with a functional large bowel obstruct…
A 72-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia, epilepsy, and constipation died from aspiration of gastric contents complicated by functional large bowel obstruction. She became …
48y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia in the setting of Fahr's Disease
… Box Hill Hospital. He had significant disabilities including impaired speech, psychosis, epilepsy, and constipation, managed in a group home with disability services. He became unwell on 17 March 2020 with difficulty sw…
93y · Female·Pneumonia
Joan Pauline Skillen, a 93-year-old woman with intellectual disability residing in specialist disability accommodation, died from pneumonia. She had dysphagia and multiple comorbidities. Initial symptoms (milky discharge…
22y · Female·Complications of megacolon due to chronic constipation in a woman with cerebral …
…r-old woman with severe cerebral palsy and epilepsy died of complications from megacolon due to chronic constipation. She attended respite care over a weekend and became unwell with feeding difficulties and abdominal dis…
Male·Faecal peritonitis due to perforated diverticulum
Michael Sutherland presented to Bega Hospital Emergency Department on 2 March 2006 with severe abdominal pain from diverticulitis with bowel perforation. Dr B., the attending Career Medical Officer, formed an unfounded b…
59y · Female·Complications of a pseudo-obstruction on a background of previous anterior resec…
Julie Anne White, 59, died from complications of pseudo-obstruction following previous sigmoid volvulus resection. She had intellectual disability, dementia, schizophrenia, depression, and chronic bowel dysmotility. Admi…
59y · Male·Complications of epilepsy and cerebral palsy
Roger Henderson, aged 59, died from complications of epilepsy and cerebral palsy at Bacchus Marsh Hospital. He was a resident of a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) facility under the NDIS with profound intellect…
83y · Female·cardiac arrest from severe triple vessel coronary artery disease complicated by …
…ease, complicated by large bowel obstruction from rectal carcinoma. She presented to Roma Hospital with constipation and was diagnosed appropriately, but clinical management deteriorated. Fleet enema was administered des…
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