286 results for “aspiration pneumonia”
57y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy
A 57-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and a history of aspiration pneumonia died from aspiration pneumonia. She presented to hospital with upper respiratory symptoms init…
60y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating Down syndrome
…year-old man with Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, bronchiectasis, and dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Royal Melbourne Hospital. He had a documented history of recurrent chest infections and pne…
50y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
…iratory tract infection. She aspirated, requiring intubation for airway protection. CT imaging confirmed aspiration. After initial extubation and rapid reintubation, end-of-life care was initiated following family consul…
44y · Male·aspiration and intellectual disability
…ilson, a 44-year-old man with intellectual disability, epilepsy, asthma, and severe scoliosis, died from aspiration in a community residential unit. He had been prescribed a laxative and enema for constipation after havi…
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating a seizure in a man with dysphagia and phenylke…
A 66-year-old man with phenylketonuria and intellectual disability died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by seizure following missed anti-epileptic medications at his residential care fac…
48y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…uke McCormack, a 48-year-old NDIS participant with epilepsy living in supported accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. He had a respiratory illness with cough and runny nose on 6 January 2023, was prescribed anti…
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…
46y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating epistaxis in the setting of prolonged nasal pr…
Hau Bui Nguyen, a 46-year-old man with severe acquired brain injury, dysphagia, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating epistaxis following prolonged nasal prong oxygen …
69y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis
Robert Dosser, a 69-year-old man with intellectual disability, chronic aspiration, dysphagia, and frontotemporal dementia, died from aspiration pneumonitis. He was in specialist disabili…
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…atric disorders including epilepsy, autism, and previous neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), died from aspiration pneumonia following intubation at Werribee Mercy Hospital. He presented with acute abdominal pain and vo…
68y · Male·exacerbation of congestive cardiac failure and aspiration pneumonia on a backgro…
…se, presented to Austin Hospital in respiratory failure from congestive cardiac failure exacerbation and aspiration pneumonia. Upon admission, he received intravenous antibiotics and morphine for agitation during non-inv…
58y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating sigmoid volvulus, in a man with multiple scler…
…nt rectal tube insertion via sigmoidoscopy on 26 January with initial improvement. However, he developed aspiration pneumonia and died on 29 January 2023. The coroner found that medical practitioners at Box Hill Hospital…
81y · Male·Consequences of bowel obstruction
Ronald Turner, an 81-year-old man in lawful custody, died from consequences of bowel obstruction with aspiration pneumonia. He had a history of recurrent sigmoid volvulus despite previous surgery. On 22 January 2020, …
49y · Female·aspiration pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy
…ear-old woman with cerebral palsy and severe intellectual disability residing in a group home, died from aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted to hospital on 21 June 2010 after vomiting and was treated with antibiotics …
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating an ischaemic stroke in a woman with epilepsy, …
…r to hospital where investigations revealed a subacute right middle cerebral artery ischaemic stroke and pneumonia with sepsis. She was appropriately admitted to the Neurology Department, where she received diagnostic i…
64y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down Syndrome and recent seizures
…-year-old woman with Down syndrome, epilepsy, dementia, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, died from aspiration pneumonia following recent seizures. She presented to hospital twice in November 2013 with seizure-relat…
57y · Male·Type 2 respiratory failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia
A 57-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, and a history of aspiration pneumonia died from type 2 respiratory failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia. He had been in Departm…
48y · Female·Aspiration of stomach contents and pneumonia, following cardiac arrest
Margaret Webber, aged 48, with cerebral palsy and diabetes, died from aspiration of stomach contents and pneumonia. She presented to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and coffee…
53y · Female·Pneumonia
Patricia Elizabeth Davidson, aged 53, died of pneumonia on 1 October 2024 at Sunshine Hospital. She was a resident in Specialist Disability Accommodation with P…
54y · Male·Streptococcus septicaemia and aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down's Synd…
…rome and dementia living in specialist disability accommodation, died from streptococcus septicaemia and aspiration pneumonia. He developed respiratory distress after a swimming session, was admitted to hospital, and des…
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