215 results for “apnoea”
Male·Physical injuries sustained when concrete truck rolled over at intersection of S…
…d multiple potential contributing factors including vehicle speed, suspension design, driver health (sleep apnoea, low-level cannabis), road camber, and load characteristics. While no single definitive cause was establis…
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. …
3y · Male·unascertained
… symptoms. He was diagnosed with mild symptoms and given prednisolone. That evening, he experienced sudden apnoea and died despite CPR. His cause of death was unascertained at autopsy. Clinical lessons include: (1) the c…
30y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest of unknown aetiolog…
…she likely experienced respiratory depression from the combination of buprenorphine, obesity, likely sleep apnoea, and quetiapine. Clinical lessons: (1) direct initiation to long-acting injectable buprenorphine without s…
54y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy following a period of restraint on a background of morb…
A 54-year-old man with schizophrenia, homelessness, and morbid obesity was arrested for wilful exposure and disorderly conduct. During restraint in the prone position with handcuffs, he struggled for several minutes. Alt…
5y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with terminal palliative care, in a male child with complex…
A 5-year-old boy with severe congenital myopathy and arthrogryposis died from aspiration pneumonia following terminal palliative care. He had multiple complex medical needs including unsafe swallowing, recurrent respirat…
45y · Male·focal coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly
Stratos Ioannidis, age 45, died at Maroondah Hospital on 28 March 2025 from focal coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly during an involuntary psychiatric admission. He presented with acute psychosis from bipolar disor…
67y · Male·Metastatic gastric cancer
John Henry Hamilton, a 67-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy and multiple comorbidities, died from metastatic gastric cancer in a palliative care unit. He was diagnosed with metastatic ga…
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…
1y · Female·cystic encephalomalacia
…ween obstetric, neonatal and paediatric teams. When Lilly presented with a respiratory tract infection and apnoea, there was no documented awareness of her underlying neurological vulnerability. Clinical lessons: ensure …
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 subseq…
54y · Female·Unascertained - Definite SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death in Epilepsy)
A 54-year-old woman with epilepsy, intellectual disability, schizophrenia, and dementia died suddenly at her supported disability accommodation facility. She was observed asleep and snoring at 9:30pm; by 9:45pm she was u…
56y · Male·drowning
Glenn Thomas Wood, aged 56, drowned whilst fishing alone at night from a pontoon in winter conditions. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.188g/100mL, was not wearing a personal flotation device, and could not swim. He fel…
91y · Female·congestive cardiac failure
A 91-year-old woman with dementia residing in aged care fell in her room and was transported to hospital for assessment of a suspected pelvic fracture. She deteriorated acutely in the ED with respiratory compromise requi…
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…
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…
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…
48y · Female·abdominal sepsis in a woman with coronary artery disease, post-repair small bowe…
Leanne Mackenzie, 48 years old with Prader-Willi syndrome and intellectual disability, underwent laparotomy for incarcerated incisional hernia on 3 April 2011 at Latrobe Regional Hospital with initial repair but poor pos…
52y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia
Gregory Bennett, a 52-year-old man with congenital rubella syndrome causing profound disabilities including dysphagia, epilepsy, and spastic quadriparesis, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was living in DHHS-managed ac…
79y · Male·Complications associated with metastatic colorectal carcinoma and diabetes melli…
Kenneth Johnstone, a 79-year-old prisoner with extensive comorbidities including metastatic colorectal cancer, diabetes, stage 4 chronic kidney disease, and osteomyelitis, died from cancer complications. He was appropria…
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