115 results for “aspiration pneumonia history”
59y · Female·Complications of Trisomy 21
Catherine Mary Lyons, aged 59 with trisomy 21 and moderate intellectual disability, died from complications of her underlying condition. She presented with respiratory tract infection symptoms on 8 December 2022 and was …
33y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury in a man consuming alcohol and met…
A 33-year-old man with alcohol dependence died from aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury after consuming approximately 40ml of methadone (not prescribed to hi…
38y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
… Hambly, a 38-year-old life prisoner with dilated cardiomyopathy, epilepsy, and schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Wolston Correctional Centre in December 2018. He was identified as needing cardiology follo…
65y · Female·Early bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of food (ch…
Anna Maria Cameron, a 65-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from aspiration choking while eating on a psychiatric ward. She had been recently transferred to a rehabilitation unit f…
38y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis due to promethazin…
…h diagnoses including borderline personality disorder, intellectual disability, and epilepsy, with a long history of self-harm behaviors and psychiatric admissions. On 25 January 2021, she ingested 50 promethazine table…
60y · Female·acute cerebral bleed resulting from blunt trauma and late haemorrhagic progressi…
…was ultimately non-survivable. The delay in seeking medical attention, while potentially contributing to aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic complications, likely did not materially alter the fatal outcome. The coroner foun…
54y · Female·Complications of Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Ms H, a 54-year-old woman with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, died of natural causes from complications of her severe epilepsy whilst in supported accommodation at McCallum Disability Services. She was found unresponsive in be…
73y · Female·Complications of lipoid pneumonia following the ingestion of shampoo, conditione…
Judith Pollard, a 73-year-old woman with an extensive mental health history, was voluntarily admitted to Shepparton Private Hospital on 1 June 2023 following acute depression and pa…
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
…ary care contacts offered adequate assessment for depression and suicidality, given documented depression history and lack of treatment. Better mental health screening and support could potentially have identified risk.
54y · Male·Early bronchopneumonia complicating subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured b…
…luding CPR, intubation, and transfer, neurosurgeons determined the injury was unsurvivable. He developed aspiration pneumonia and died on 5 September 2012. Clinical lessons include recognition that berry aneurysms are co…
46y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in an obese man with a history of diabetes mellitus, obstru…
Samuel Edward Ashby, a 46-year-old prisoner with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by clozapine effect. Key clinical lessons: (1) smoking cessation dramatically incr…
53y · Male·Complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to mixed drug toxicity (methylam…
BT, a 53-year-old man with substance use disorder and mental health conditions, died from complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to mixed drug toxicity (methylamphetamine, benzodiazepines, metonitazene). He inje…
5y · Female·aspiration of vomit with microscopic early pneumonia, in a child with a history …
…with cerebral palsy and epilepsy resulting from non-accidental head injuries at two months old died from aspiration of vomit with early pneumonia. Critical lessons: bruising in non-ambulant infants is a 'red flag' requir…
37y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating aspiration of gastric contents
Joelene Dowden, 37, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury following aspiration of gastric contents. She presented at Alfred Hospital ED on 9 July 2017 with erratic behaviour, then wen…
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 disease, peripheral…
59y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, diazepam, fluoxetine, and…
Julie Gaye Williams, 59, died from mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had extensive psychiatric history including depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder,…
56y · Male·Aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity
A 56-year-old de-registered doctor died from aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity. He had a long history of prescription drug depen…
33y · Male·Opiate toxicity
… the medication interaction with occult sleep apnoea. Death resulted from opiate toxicity complicated by aspiration pneumonia. Key lessons: opiate-naive patients require conservative dosing; recognize sleep apnoea as con…
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
…matoma requiring surgical evacuation. Post-operatively, he developed vomiting of coffee-ground material, aspiration, and acute gastrointestinal bleeding. Resuscitation was deemed inappropriate given his massive aspiratio…
76y · Male·Chest sepsis in a man with ischaemic heart disease
A 76-year-old man with multiple myeloma and complex medical history died from chest sepsis and myocardial infarction following a medication dispensing error. After discharge…
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