128 results for “acute on chronic pneumonia”
68y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to gram-negative sepsis on a background of recent myocar…
…soner with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, end-stage renal failure, COPD, morbid obesity) presented with acute myocardial infarction and underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. Post-operatively, he developed hospit…
92y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolic disease on a background of infective exacerbation of ch…
A 92-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, vascular dementia, and heart disease died from pulmonary thromboembolism c…
38y · Male·combined effects of acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly
Marshall Ruben Edgill, a 38-year-old Indigenous man, died in custody from acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly. He had longstanding obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), obesi…
63y · Female·Aspiration of gastric contents and acute renal failure complicating intestinal p…
Pamela Bell, a 63-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy treated with carbamazepine, and chronic hyponatraemia, died from aspiration of gastric contents and acute renal failure complicating intestinal p…
21y · Male·cardiac arrest caused by acute bilateral pneumonia
…m and intellectual disability, died following wisdom tooth extraction complicated by ventilator-acquired pneumonia. Although discharged early from ICU after 3 days, he developed bilateral acute pneumonia with septicaemi…
84y · Female·Complications of pelvic fractures sustained in a traumatic incident
…ed resident pushed her during an altercation over food in an aged care facility. She developed bilateral pneumonia and acute kidney injury post-injury and deteriorated despite antibiotics and supportive care. The corone…
30y · Male·acute alcohol (ethanol) toxicity
A 30-year-old male with severe alcohol dependence died from acute ethanol toxicity after a prolonged drinking episode. Despite engagement with alcohol and drug services, co…
53y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis
…at Rockhampton Watchhouse then transferred to Capricornia Correctional Centre. He developed sepsis from an acute infection (likely pneumonia) and died from multi-organ failure at Rockhampton Hospital. Clinical lessons i…
75y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia in a man with comorbidities
A 75-year-old sentenced prisoner died from acute bronchopneumonia with comorbidities. Mr Rice had extensive medical complexity including COPD, cardiac dise…
75y · Male·Multiorgan failure complicating mixed drug toxicity
A 75-year-old man with end-stage cardiac failure and chronic renal failure died from multiorgan failure complicating mixed drug toxicity following intentional overdos…
59y · Male·disseminated carcinoma due to right lung carcinoma
Rex Harold, a 59-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, alcohol-induced brain injury, chronic obstructive airways disease, and diabetes, died in custody from disseminated small cell lung carcinoma. H…
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
A 73-year-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision with a motor vehicle while riding a m…
Multiple: pneumonia with cardiomyopathy (Kugena female); septic shock from pneum…
…South Australia between 2004-2009. All deceased had severe alcohol addiction and comorbidities including pneumonia, cardiomyopathy, liver disease, and seizures. Deaths resulted from untreated chronic conditions exacerba…
51y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy and epilepsy
…han, a 51-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and intellectual disability, died from aspiration pneumonia following COVID-19 infection. She was initially hospitalised in November 2022 with COVID-19 and pneumoni…
85y · Female·Asphyxia due to upper airways obstruction by mucoid plugging of the upper airway…
…f cardiomegaly and heart failure. She was admitted to hospital on 9 April 2023 with suspected aspiration pneumonia. Despite appropriate initial management with antibiotics, fluids, and steroids, her dysphagia progressiv…
47y · Male·combined effects of alcohol-induced central nervous system depression, hypotherm…
…ere intoxicated. The autopsy revealed advanced heart disease, fatty liver infiltration, early aspiration pneumonia, and hemorrhagic gastric ulcers consistent with hypothermia. His death resulted from acute intoxication …
63y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…old life prisoner with extensive comorbidities including severe ischaemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and chronic paranoid schizophrenia, was admitted to hospital on 12 June 2018 with acute c…
65y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to or as a consequence of coronary atheroscleros…
…t infection and transferred to Princess Alexandra Hospital. Despite initial stabilisation, he deteriorated acutely between 20:00-22:20 hours with signs of cardiac failure. A medical review was appropriately requested bu…
82y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia
Gwenda Margaret Membery, an 82-year-old resident of aged care with dementia, COPD, and diabetes, died from acute bronchopneumonia. She presented with fever and cough on 3 July 2014, was diagnosed with respiratory tract …
85y · Male·pneumonia
…man with multiple comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, COPD, atrial fibrillation, dementia) died from pneumonia while in custody at Port Phillip Prison. He developed a lower respiratory tract infection in December 20…
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