105 results for “severe hypoxia”
0y · Female·Cerebral hypoxia due to placental abruption
Sophie Sparreboom died from cerebral hypoxia secondary to placental abruption following emergency caesarean section. Gestational diabetes indicated pl…
52y · Male·Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
…52-year-old man serving a life sentence, died from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to severe community-acquired pneumonia. He presented to hospital on 15 June 2018 with respiratory symptoms and hypox…
85y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
…etastatic colorectal cancer. He was admitted to hospital with psychotic depression, suicidal ideation, and severe malnutrition after two years of depression. A CT scan revealed previously undetected metastatic colorectal…
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy with severe diffuse cortical necrosis…
George Darcy Key, an 8-day-old neonate, died from perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following labour complicated by excessive syntocinon-induced contractions and delayed obstetric intervention. The infant was de…
38y · Female·Septicaemia, urosepsis, and Lennox Gastaut syndrome
Vanessa Jenner, a 38-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and Lennox-Gastaut epilepsy, died from septicaemia and urosepsis …
0y · Male·multifactorial with severe hypoxia/hypotension which occurred in the background …
Everett Carleton died at birth following an emergency caesarean section complicated by unexpected placenta praevia and umbilical cord transection. The placenta was incorrectly reported as posterior on ultrasound, though …
27y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia during restraint; mechanism involved hypoxia and asphyxiation…
Warwick Andrew Ashdown, a 27-year-old male with severe treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia, died at Graylands Hospital on 12 October 2007 from cardiac arr…
66y · Male·inanition and probable respiratory tract infection complicating Alzheimer's deme…
…der Persons Mental Health Unit at Flinders Medical Centre under a Level 3 Inpatient Treatment Order due to severe behavioural and psychological symptoms. In April 2020 he developed pneumonia; in June he suffered falls wi…
51y · Male·Lobar pneumonia
Giuseppe Luci, a 51-year-old man with severe Fragile X syndrome, epilepsy and hearing impairment living in a DHHS group home, died from lobar pneumonia…
68y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia (due to cerebral palsy and dysphagia)
Dana John Walter, 68, died of aspiration pneumonia following cerebral palsy and severe dysphagia. He was readmitted to hospital on 11 August 2020 with acute respiratory distress three days afte…
28y · Female·Anaphylactic reaction to anaesthetic drug (suxamethonium), with underlying coron…
…der general anaesthesia at a regional hospital. Despite competent initial airway management, she developed severe respiratory distress immediately after induction, subsequently progressing to cardiovascular collapse and …
51y · Female·Sigmoid volvulus in the setting of COVID-19 infection
…ional care throughout her life. The case highlights the challenges of managing acute surgical pathology in severely disabled patients with progressive neurological decline and acute concurrent infection.
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel obstruction in the setting of rece…
…c subtotal colectomy for colorectal cancer. On post-operative day 6, he developed fever, tachycardia, and hypoxia. A surgeon attempted nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion to relieve abdominal distension, but the patient vo…
63y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with seizure disorder, Down syndrome, dementia a…
…where she received CPR. Imaging showed worsening hydrocephalus. She had a further seizure with persistent hypoxia and was subsequently palliated. The coroner found no preventable factors or adverse findings. This case h…
68y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with intellectual disability (con…
A 68-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and congenital brain injury died from complications of aspiration pneumonia. He ha…
53y · Male·Sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia
… early signs of sepsis in this population, and the challenge of managing end-of-life care in patients with severe disability. Preventive measures for aspiration risk and early recognition of infection signs remain critic…
47y · Female·Mycoplasma pneumonia secondary to rhinovirus infection
…s identified. This case illustrates appropriate end-of-life decision-making respecting patient autonomy in severe pneumonia.
0y · Male·global hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
…aginal delivery with instrumental assistance after failed initial extraction attempts. The infant suffered severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and died at 13 days old. Expert review identified that no formal assessme…
0y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to intrapartum hypoxia
…-day-old neonate, Laura Angela Willmett, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following intrapartum hypoxia. She was born by emergency caesarean section after a planned vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) at a co…
59y · Male·Massive aspiration in the setting of intubation following complications of sever…
… treatment-resistant schizophrenia on long-term clozapine therapy died from massive aspiration following a severe ileus of unknown aetiology. He had documented constipation managed with laxatives, then developed progress…
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