133 results for “obstructive sleep apnoea”
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving palliative care for terminal cancer of the r…
Bill Portelli, a 64-year-old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia and terminal rectum cancer with liver metastases, died of bronchopneumonia (from aspirated vomit) while receiving palliative care at Alma Street Centre…
62y · Male·Congestive Cardiac Failure in a man with Ischaemic and Hypertensive Heart Diseas…
Greg Howarth, a 62-year-old man incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison, died from congestive cardiac failure precipitated by acute myocardial infarction in the setting of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. He had met…
76y · Male·right lower lobe pneumonia on a background of frontotemporal dementia, chronic o…
A 76-year-old man with frontotemporal dementia, COPD, and osteoporosis died of right lower lobe pneumonia following multiple falls causing pelvic and rib fractures at a nursing home. He was admitted to hospital on 9 Febr…
30y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest of unknown aetiolog…
… 2021, she experienced symptoms consistent with opioid intoxication (nausea, vomiting, drowsiness). While asleep that night, she likely experienced respiratory depression from the combination of buprenorphine, obesity, …
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
A 73-year-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision with a motor vehicle…
49y · Male·Unascertained - cardiac arrhythmia with terminal aspiration in an overweight man…
…longation (490msec), experts agreed this was within acceptable range. The patient died unexpectedly during sleep the following morning. Key clinical lessons: (1) ensure up-to-date medication charts accompany transfers, …
41y · Male·acute, severe hydrocephalus contributed to by longstanding chronic hydrocephalus…
Benjamin Cullen, aged 41, died on 25 February 2021 from acute severe hydrocephalus secondary to a brain tumour abutting the cerebral aqueduct. He suffered three seizures on 23 February 2021, two days after release from P…
85y · Male·metastatic prostate cancer
An 85-year-old man died of metastatic prostate cancer while in custody serving a sentence for historical child sexual offences. He had declined investigation and treatment for prostate cancer when an enlarged prostate wa…
66y · Male·Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A significant contributi…
Walter Clough, aged 66, died from complications of COPD and cardiomegaly while incarcerated. He had significant respiratory compromise from prior chest trauma causing hemidiaphragm paralysis. Days before death, he was ho…
67y · Male·Pneumonia in the setting of aspiration and posterior rib fractures
Neil Douglas Heaton, a 67-year-old man with intellectual disability, dementia, and aspiration risk factors, died from pneumonia complicated by posterior rib fractures of unclear origin. He was found unresponsive at his s…
67y · Female·disseminated adenocarcinoma of the colon
A 67-year-old woman with metastatic colorectal cancer developed multiple cerebral metastases causing marked behavioural changes (irritability, disinhibition, aggression). She was appropriately placed on Mental Health Act…
54y · Female·sepsis
Ms Julie Stephens, aged 54, was admitted to Frankston Hospital on 5 December 2008 with a chest infection and multiple comorbidities including cardiac failure, respiratory failure, and obesity. She deteriorated with septi…
77y · Female·Complications of malnutrition in a woman with paranoid delusions
A 77-year-old woman with complex medical and psychiatric history died from complications of malnutrition while an inpatient with paranoid delusions and delirium. She was admitted following falls and required compulsory t…
33y · Male·Heat stroke (environmental exposure) in a man with methylamphetamine effect
Travis Hart, 33, died from heat stroke with methylamphetamine effect after abandoning a vehicle during a police intercept in bushland near Kalgoorlie on 25 December 2022. He became separated from companions and was found…
76y · Male·congestive cardiac failure complicated by type 2 respiratory failure
Peter Vernon Wallace was a 76-year-old man with schizophrenia subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Order, living in aged care. He had serious physical comorbidities including congestive cardiac failure, type 2 respiratory …
31y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
A 31-year-old man with obesity (BMI 40.2) and sleep apnoea underwent extensive cosmetic surgery in Malaysia (liposuction, abdominoplasty, chest lipectomy, and…
82y · Male·Complications of large bowel obstruction in a man with diverticular disease and …
An 82-year-old man died from complications of large bowel obstruction secondary to a sigmoid mass while incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison. He presented with abdominal pain and vomiting following a fall, and imaging con…
92y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to bilateral pleural effusions on a background of …
Hans Biermann, aged 92, died on 1 March 2023 following respiratory failure secondary to bilateral pleural effusions and rib fractures sustained in a fall at Regis Playford aged care facility on 23 February 2023. Mr Bierm…
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
A 79-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and dementia fell at home, sustaining a left hip fracture requiring surgery. Post-operatively, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding from…
78y · Female·urinary tract infection and pneumonia on a background of facial fractures and de…
A 78-year-old woman with mixed dementia living in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall on 22 March 2023, sustaining facial fractures and eye laceration. The fractures were not identified during her initial hospital ass…
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