86 results for “recent pneumonia”
76y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with ischaemic heart disease and treated spinal crush …
…mmunication of baseline neurological status; deterioration must be recognised against baseline rather than recent assessments.
31y · Male·Lymphocytic Myocarditis in association with Acute Pericarditis (viral origin, ae…
…Regional Hospital on 20 December with chest and shoulder pain, weakness, and lethargy following previous pneumonia in October. Initial investigations suggested infection but lacked specific diagnosis. A Priority III (el…
46y · Male·Cardiomegaly in the setting of hypoventilation syndrome in an obese man with sch…
A 46-year-old man with schizophrenia, COPD, hypoventilation syndrome, obesity and cardiomegaly died suddenly on a psychiatric inpatient unit from a cardiac arrhythmia. He had experienced multiple respiratory crises requi…
74y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
…s improved documentation procedures, appropriate assessment of missing person concerns considering age and recent health issues, and basic search and rescue training for remote police stations.
30y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in an overweight man with comorbidities (including rec…
Karl Steinhauser, a 30-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance misuse, died from pulmonary thromboembolism on 12 March 2023 while under Mental Health Act care. After two weeks of increasingly challen…
56y · Male·Complications of atraumatic bilateral femoral fractures (repaired) during a seiz…
… subtle, located at the imaging periphery, and the radiological referral lacked clinical context about the recent seizure and pain. Monash Health implemented educational measures and augmented staff orientation programs …
49y · Male·Unascertained - cardiac arrhythmia with terminal aspiration in an overweight man…
Phillip Veltman, 49, died of unascertained cause (likely cardiac arrhythmia with terminal aspiration) while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Bentley Mental Health Services. He presented to Royal Perth Hospital ED on…
84y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of ty…
Jonathan Uphill, an 84-year-old man with extensive comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and prior cardiac risk factors, died of ischaemic heart disease with coronary artery atherosclerosis. He underwent…
76y · Male·Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis in the setting of acute bronchopneumonia and ren…
…Michael Brooks, a 76-year-old man with dementia, vascular disease, and depression, died of streptococcal pneumoniae sepsis with acute bronchopneumonia and renal failure from obstructive uropathy at an aged care facility…
49y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury related to tracheostomy complications in form of airway occ…
…ailure to recognize Ms Lester had not met safe decannulation criteria despite ongoing heavy secretions and recent chest infection; poor documentation and handover; inadequate staff education on tracheostomy management du…
2y · Female·septicaemia
…eek Hospital on 14 January 2005. She had presented to clinic on 11 January with fever, purulent ears and a recently lanced abscess after recent discharge from hospital without review or discharge medications. Clinic nurs…
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 dependency and multiple mental health issues. Two general practit…
84y · Male·Head and neck injuries sustained in a fall; specifically facial bone fractures a…
An 84-year-old man with primary progressive aphasia and cognitive decline residing in aged care sustained fatal head and neck injuries from a fall on 13 May 2020. He had experienced seven documented falls over 2.5 months…
36y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
…ssion-free before varenicline prescription. On the day of death, he had consumed alcohol (0.11g/100mL) and recently took varenicline. The coroner found evidence supporting his death as an adverse reaction to varenicline,…
54y · Male·quetiapine toxicity in a man with ischaemic heart disease
…apine toxicity after deliberately overdosing on multiple medications on 29 June 2021. He had experienced a recent relationship breakdown and presented to Grampians Health (GH) with multiple suicide attempts within 72 hou…
93y · Male·Complications following colectomy for Clostridium difficile pancolitis in the se…
A 93-year-old man with a history of antibiotic use for a neck abscess developed diarrhoea during hospitalisation. Despite testing negative for Clostridium difficile at St Vincent's Hospital, he was transferred to a rural…
67y · Female·bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure on a background of liver cirrhosis and …
…irrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and multiple comorbidities, died at Royal Perth Hospital from bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure. She was in custody at Bandyup Women's Prison when she fell on 2 June 2016, frac…
36y · Male·infective endocarditis
…riaged as non-urgent (category B, 30-day appointment). The patient deteriorated rapidly in late May with pneumonia and cardiac failure, requiring emergency hospital transfer on 30 May where endocarditis was confirmed. D…
9y · Male·Sudden infant death in a boy with bronchitis and otitis media (cause unascertain…
A 9-week-old Aboriginal foster child died of sudden infant death (SUID) whilst in approved foster care. The baby was in the Department's care following removal from biological parents due to maternal health issues and pa…
45y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to prolonged hypoxia
A 45-year-old man died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiopulmonary arrest 11 hours after elective wrist plate removal surgery. Multiple contributing factors were identified: undisclosed obstructive sl…
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