292 results for “dysphagia”
54y · Female·choking on a food bolus in a woman with an intellectual disability and other med…
Tracie Lyndal Markwick, a 54-year-old woman with intellectual disability and dysphagia, died from choking on food at her day placement centre. She had a documented mealtime management plan in…
50y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia, with epilepsy with frequent seizures as contributory cause
…ion was required. For clinicians, this case underscores the serious risks of aspiration in patients with dysphagia and seizure disorders, the importance of careful post-extubation monitoring, and the need for comprehens…
64y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with multiple comorbidities
…bidities died from aspiration pneumonia while in specialist disability accommodation. She had documented dysphagia and aspiration risk identified in February 2022, managed with speech pathology review and risk feeding p…
73y · Female·Pneumonia (palliated)
…kston Hospital. She was a long-term resident of specialist disability accommodation with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, epilepsy, and intellectual disability. From July 2024, she experienced progressive decline with reduced…
60y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating Down syndrome
Philip Riley, a 60-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 ch…
61y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy
…Health. This case highlights the challenges managing aspiration risk in patients with cerebral palsy and dysphagia.
75y · Female·Pneumonia
Carol Denise Jackson, a 75-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and dysphagia residing in specialist disability accommodation, died of pneumonia following a short hospital admission.…
57y · Male·Complications of congenital rubella (palliated)
… his SDA care home. He had complex medical needs including intellectual disability, deafness, blindness, dysphagia, epilepsy, and recent diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma. In September 2023, his health deteriorated with…
86y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia
…epair of a femoral neck fracture sustained in a fall at home. He had significant comorbidities including dysphagia with aspiration risk, severe malnutrition, asbestosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and prior strokes. The Coroni…
51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy
…ase highlights the challenge of managing aspiration risk in patients with severe physical disability and dysphagia. Clinical considerations include aggressive aspiration precautions, consideration of alternative feeding…
75y · Male·aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Parkinson's disease and other medical com…
Ross Richards, a 75-year-old man with Parkinson's disease and dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Box Hill Hospital. He resided in specialist disability accommodation …
54y · Male·Complications following an old prior cerebrovascular accident - aspiration pneum…
…ghlights the importance of appropriate swallowing assessment and management in post-stroke patients with dysphagia in supported care settings, and the need for coordinated interdisciplinary care between hospital, commun…
64y · Female·COVID-19 and aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy
Ms N, a 64-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from COVID-19 complicated by aspiration pneumonia. She present…
50y · Male·Sepsis of unknown organism in respiratory
Mark Ruth, a 50-year-old NDIS participant with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, chronic dysphagia, and obstructive sleep apnoea, died from sepsis of unknown respiratory organism. He had experienced decl…
62y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating acute upper airway obstruction by …
John Kamps, a 62-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following airway obstruction by food bolus. He choked on toa…
48y · Female·Pleural Effusion with Lung Infection
…ons include the importance of careful assessment and follow-up in patients with high aspiration risk and dysphagia, and consideration of early escalation when patients fail to improve on initial treatment.
72y · Male·Choking on a food bolus
A 72-year-old man with vascular dementia, stroke history, and dysphagia died from choking on food while being fed by a nurse in aged care. The coroner found the death was preve…
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating locally advanced non-small cell carcinoma of l…
…ty accommodation resident with complex medical needs including lung cancer, schizophrenia, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating locally advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma. His illness…
79y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…emergency neurosurgery for skull fractures and subdural haematoma. Post-injury he developed dementia and dysphagia, requiring soft diet and thin fluids due to weak swallowing and inability to learn safety strategies. He…
74y · Male·Sepsis complicating pyelonephritis and pseudo large intestinal obstruction (pall…
A 74-year-old man with intellectual disability, Parkinson's disease, and dysphagia died from sepsis complicating pyelonephritis and pseudo-obstruction after prolonged hospitalisation. He …
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