114 results for “severe dysphagia”
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 compl…
49y · Female·Aspiration Pneumonia and Dementia associated with Down Syndrome
…her care and management were reasonable and appropriate. This case highlights the challenges of managing dysphagia and aspiration risk in patients with severe cognitive impairment and multiple comorbidities. Preventive …
34y · Male·Septic shock from aspiration pneumonia; cerebral palsy was a contributing condit…
Ashley Seedsman, a 34-year-old man with severe cerebral palsy, profound intellectual disability, epilepsy, diabetes, and PEG tube feeding, presented to t…
51y · Female·Aspiration in the setting of end stage down syndrome
Catherine Ann Collier, a 51-year-old woman with Down syndrome, end-stage hydrocephalus, and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a choking episode while eating. The Disability Service…
53y · Female·Natural causes unascertained
Yvonne Dekkers, a 53-year-old woman with Down syndrome, advanced dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and severe dysphagia, died in hospital from unascertained natural causes. She had experienced progressive deteriorati…
52y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with end stage Huntington's disease
…ical lessons include: ensuring timely escalation of respiratory deterioration in high-risk patients with dysphagia; considering early hospital admission when oxygen saturation is borderline despite remote review; and ma…
64y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with dysphagia and acquired brain injury
John Gale, a 64-year-old man with acquired brain injury and severe intellectual disability living in state care, died from aspiration pneumonia following a fall and pneumoni…
81y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in an elderly lady
An 81-year-old woman with intellectual disability, phenylketonuria, and severe dysphagia died from aspiration pneumonia following repeated admissions for the same condition. She had bee…
63y · Male·respiratory arrest caused by bronchopneumonia secondary to swallowing problems c…
…occa, aged 63, died of respiratory arrest caused by bronchopneumonia secondary to swallowing problems from severe dementia. He was an inpatient in a mental health facility under a detention order. The coroner found no qu…
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 present…
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Jeffrey McCarty, a 40-year-old man with cerebral palsy, severe intellectual disability, dysphagia and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from aspiration pneumonia afte…
45y · Male·Aspiration of food bolus, with cerebral palsy as contributing factor
Stuart Wills, a 45-year-old man with cerebral palsy and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration of a food bolus while receiving meal assistance at a supported accommodati…
57y · Male·aspiration pneumonia in an intellectually disabled man
Stewart Padgham, a 57-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and multiple comorbidities, died from aspiration pneumonia. He presente…
56y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia, complicated by myocardial infarction and right heart failu…
…death was from natural causes. The case highlights challenges in managing aspiration risk in patients with severe intellectual disability and dysphagia.
83y · Male·inanition with lobar pneumonia
An 83-year-old man with organic brain syndrome and severe malnutrition was detained under the Mental Health Act after being found in severe self-neglect. He was adm…
71y · Female·Complications of cerebral palsy
…m complications of cerebral palsy at Wantirna Hospital following a palliative care pathway initiated after severe dysphagia developed during a hospital admission. The Disability Services Commissioner investigation identi…
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and L…
…able factors and confirmed death from natural causes. The case highlights the vulnerability of people with severe disability living in supported accommodation and the importance of advance care planning in this populatio…
44y · Male·aspiration and intellectual disability
Andrew Wilson, 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 ene…
69y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with intellectual disability
…anagement (Coloxyl and increased fluids). She collapsed the same evening and was resuscitated but suffered severe hypoxic brain injury during arrest. Autopsy revealed aspiration pneumonia with risk factors including her …
64y · Female·Complications of hospital acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 infection
Heather Maree Smith, a 64-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy and multiple comorbidities residing in specialist disability accommodation, died from compl…
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