120 results for “chest aspiration”
79y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with COVID-19 and multiple medical co-morbiditie…
Jennifer Turnbull, 79, with cerebral palsy and multiple comorbidities, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by COVID-19. She was admitted to hospital in October 2022 with recurrent aspiratio…
61y · Male·Right lower lobe pneumonia
… supported accommodation may have atypical presentations of serious infection; maintain high vigilance for chest infection progression in this population despite apparently stable vitals; consider earlier escalation and…
39y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…Geelong Hospital on July 28, 2009. He developed acute respiratory failure and died on July 30, 2009 from aspiration pneumonia. The coroner found that his underlying health conditions and cascade of pneumonia episodes dir…
83y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
An 83-year-old man with stroke, dementia, dysphagia, and multiple comorbidities developed aspiration pneumonia while in aged care. On 1 May 2008, he presented with acute swallowing difficulty and was exami…
Male·aspiration pneumonia
Mervyn Roy Menzies, a 60+ year old man with intellectual and physical disabilities, died of aspiration pneumonia at Royal Hobart Hospital on 12 July 2020. He presented on 6 July with fever and difficulty swa…
32y · Female·Perforation of the bowel in the context of constipation and intellectual disabil…
…presented with abdominal obstruction, underwent successful rectal evacuation, but subsequently developed aspiration pneumonia after a vomiting episode with desaturation. She transitioned to comfort care and died 6 days a…
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 …
79y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and acute bronchiolitis
… GP follow-up. Hours later, he deteriorated at home and died. Clinical lessons: the subtle presentation of chest infection in elderly patients (impaired thermoregulation means reduced fever response), importance of cons…
81y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating end stage fronto-temporal dementia on a backgr…
Murray Lawrence Abinett, aged 81, died of aspiration pneumonia complicating end-stage fronto-temporal dementia with chronic obstructive lung disease, ischaem…
63y · Male·Complications of disseminated tumour (primary site unknown)
…Kenna House Palliative Care Unit on 29 December 2013 for end-of-life care due to worsening dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia. The coroner found the healthcare provided by his general practitioner, Northern Hospital, and…
36y · Male·Pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy
…ed from bilateral pneumonia. He developed a cough on 26 January 2017, examined by locum GP who found clear chest; another locum on 31 January noted crackles and prescribed antibiotics. He deteriorated on 1 February and …
53y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of oesophageal cancer and ischaemic heart d…
Anthony Stephen Gibson, aged 53, died in hospital from aspiration pneumonia secondary to oesophageal cancer and ischaemic heart disease. He was serving a prison sentence …
60y · Female·Focal pneumonia in a woman with emphysema and ischaemic heart disease
…onia at Graylands Hospital. She had been an involuntary patient with multiple prior respiratory arrests, aspiration pneumonia episodes, and recurrent chest infections requiring ICU-level care. On the evening before death…
53y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating recent PEG insertion with stroke as a …
…ysphagia, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating recent PEG insertion. He was admitted with aspiration pneumonia and underwent PEG placement on 6 February 2023. He deteriorated 3 days post-insertion with hae…
45y · Male·pneumonia in a man with mucopolysaccharidosis-III
… with cold-like symptoms on 21 July; examined by locum doctor Dr B. who found normal vital signs and clear chest, diagnosed upper respiratory infection. Re-examined 22 July by locum Dr S. who found scattered crackles an…
86y · Male·Acute Myocardial Ischaemia in an Elderly Man with Valvular and Ischaemic Heart D…
…otension. Post-operatively, he developed acute respiratory distress attributed to bronchospasm and later aspiration, treated initially with bronchodilators and only intubated after oxygen saturations dropped sharply. He …
15y · Male·pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
…8, he was found to have markedly elevated sodium (160), treated successfully, but subsequently developed aspiration pneumonia. During an MRI under general anaesthesia on 9 March, his respiratory status deteriorated. He r…
Male·stab wound to the chest
Adam Coble died from a stab wound to the chest inflicted during an episode of interpersonal violence on 14 January 2019 in North Richmond, NSW. The fatal…
57y · Male·sepsis and multiple organ failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia
…ring the morning ward round despite clinical stability. Later that day, when the tube was reinserted and a chest x-ray confirmed correct gastric placement showing gaseous distension, the tube was not aspirated to decomp…
38y · Male·abdominal and chest sepsis complicating iatrogenic left pneumothorax and laparot…
…rated with small bowel obstruction requiring emergency surgery. Post-operatively he aspirated, developed aspiration pneumonia and septic shock. During central line insertion for inotrope support, an iatrogenic left pneum…
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