201 results for “sleep_apnoea”
2y · Male·Tramadol toxicity in the setting of adenotonsillectomy in a child with Pierre Ro…
Dane Hortle, a 2-year-old with Pierre Robin Sequence and obstructive sleep apnoea, died from tramadol toxicity following adenotonsillectomy. He was discharged with a prescription for tramadol 25mg, which was dispensed as…
48y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating progressive degenerative neurological disorder…
Adam Greaves, a 48-year-old man with progressive degenerative neurological disorder, frontotemporal dementia, severe dysphagia, and cerebral palsy, died from aspiration pneumonia after admission to hospital with acute br…
41y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary atherosclerosis, resulting in sudden…
A 41-year-old man with multiple cardiac risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, family history) presented with chest pain and was diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome. Coronary an…
78y · Male·Cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage due to the combined effects of isch…
Paul Henri, 78, died from cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage following aspiration pneumonia and opioid-related complications. He was admitted to an aged care home and commenced on MS Contin (morphine) 30mg dail…
79y · Male·combined cardiac, respiratory and renal failure as terminal events on a backgrou…
Graham Douglas Brown, a 79-year-old man with end-stage dementia, died at Noarlunga Hospital from combined cardiac, respiratory and renal failure. He was subject to a Level 2 Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order at…
53y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with obesity and chronic liver disease
Craig Ashley Hill, a 53-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including obesity, chronic liver disease with cirrhosis, cardiomegaly, hypertension, diabetes, and mental health conditions, died suddenly in hospital from…
57y · Male·Multiple Organ Failure and Intra-Abdominal Haemorrhage following Cholecystectomy
A 57-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, COAD, sleep apnoea) underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a regional hospital. The procedure was converted to open due to dense…
63y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes. Cardiac arrest with secondary hypoxic-ischaemic …
A 63-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, obstructive sleep apnoea, prostatic hyperplasia, and emphysema was admitted involuntarily to Northern Hospital on 24 March 2024 after exhibiting delirium and mania with …
51y · Male·Complications of Recurrent Small Bowel Obstruction (palliated)
Matthew Clark, 51, with Down syndrome and chronic liver disease secondary to Hepatitis B, died from complications of recurrent small bowel obstruction. He had undergone emergency surgery in June 2018 for a perforated bow…
31y · Male·sepsis due to urosepsis and pneumonia on a background of C3 incomplete tetrapleg…
Michael Quinn, a 31-year-old quadriplegic inmate, died from sepsis secondary to urosepsis and pneumonia. He had C3 incomplete tetraplegia from a self-inflicted stab wound in 2013 and was serving a 20-year sentence. An in…
65y · Male·Congestive Cardiac Failure secondary to Ischaemic Heart Disease due to Non-Small…
Kevin John Steel, a 65-year-old Aboriginal man with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and multiple comorbidities, died in Alice Springs Hospital from congestive cardiac fa…
10y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiorespiratory arrest due to compl…
A 10-year-old boy with severe obstructive sleep apnoea and morbid obesity died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiorespiratory arrest. Despite repeated medical interventions and explicit warnings that his condition…
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…
50y · Male·bronchitis (pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009) in a man with chronic obstructive pu…
Kevin Maxwell Collins, a 50-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and morbid obesity, died from bronchitis due to pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 while an involuntary patient at G…
10y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiorespiratory arrest due to compl…
AA, a 10-year-old boy with morbid obesity and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died from hypoxic brain injury after a cardiorespiratory arrest. He had been admitted to hospital in May 2008 with these diagnoses and was pr…
44y · Male·bronchopneumonia in the setting of combined drug effect
Leighton Wood, 44, died from bronchopneumonia in the setting of combined drug effect. He had schizoaffective disorder, anti-social personality disorder, and chronic polysubstance use disorder (alcohol, methylamphetamine,…
83y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with her…
Frank Valentine, an 83-year-old man, died from congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and anaemia as contributory conditions. He was serv…
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 while riding a m…
Male·Physical injuries sustained when concrete truck rolled over at intersection of S…
Bradley James Gillies, an experienced cement truck driver, died when his fully loaded concrete truck rolled over while negotiating a right-hand turn at the intersection of Smith Street and Kumbari Avenue, Southport. The …
66y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
A 66-year-old woman with COPD, obstructive sleep apnoea, and obesity underwent routine knee surgery at Royal Darwin Hospital. Post-operative care was inadequate. Despite dropping oxygen saturations to 88% when sedated an…
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