136 results for “recurrent aspiration”
3y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest, possibly secondary t…
…ter T, aged 3 years, died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest, likely due to aspiration pneumonitis. He had severe congenital abnormalities including holoprosencephaly with VP shunt, anal atre…
71y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating dysphagia and status epilepticus
Ann Williams, a 71-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability and chronic dysphagia, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by status epilepticus while residing in specialist disability accommodation. She p…
72y · Male·Complications of small bowel obstruction in a man with multiple medical co-morbi…
Peter Fiorakis, a 72-year-old man with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, recurrent DVT, cardiomegaly, COPD, ischaemic heart disease and hiatus hernia, presented to Austin Hospital with na…
49y · Male·Complications of craniopharyngioma and pan-hypopituitarism
…e Repatriation Hospital's Palliative Care Unit for symptom management and end-of-life care. He developed aspiration pneumonia and died on 28 July 2010. The coroner found no autopsy necessary, with external examination an…
59y · Male·Respiratory failure with paraplegia as a significant contributing factor
…decline with decreased mobility, fluctuating consciousness, increasing shortness of breath, and a likely aspiration event. An advanced care plan was in place and end-of-life care was initiated. The coroner found no evide…
51y · Female·community acquired pneumonia
Louise Kitty Whiskey, a 51-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic alcohol misuse, cirrhosis, and recurrent respiratory infections, died from community-acquired pneumonia at Royal Adelaide Hospital. She was admit…
84y · Male·Respiratory failure complicating hospital acquired pneumonia following surgical …
…n 84-year-old man died from respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia following surgery for recurrent mandibular squamous cell carcinoma. Key clinical lessons: (1) Advanced Care Plans (ACPs) must be activel…
63y · Female·Complications following sedation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) t…
…ificant neurological risk factor for anaesthesia. Following a dental injury in March 2018, she developed aspiration pneumonia and severe mouth ulcers limiting oral intake. She presented in June requiring hospitalisation …
73y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
John Hardy Stow, 73, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by a small bowel obstruction. He had cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, dysp…
82y · Male·bronchopneumonia
…cs, and discharged the same day. His condition deteriorated and he was readmitted on 3 March, developing aspiration pneumonia. The coroner found his death resulted from natural causes related to underlying medical condit…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of refractory focal status epilepticus
… history, and multiple comorbidities including severe sleep apnoea and pulmonary hypertension, died from aspiration pneumonia during refractory focal status epilepticus. She presented with seizures in September 2023, was…
87y · Male·aspiration pneumonia, urinary tract infection and general inanition complicating…
Graham Pemberton, 87 years old with advanced Alzheimer's dementia, died of aspiration pneumonia, urinary tract infection, and general inanition. He was admitted to hospital multiple times in…
4y · Male·chronic degenerative damage (complications) from neonatal cerebral palsy
Baby M was a 4.5-year-old Aboriginal boy with severe neonatal cerebral palsy causing quadriplegia, intellectual disability, seizures, blindness, and severe gastro-oesophageal reflux. He died unexpectedly at home from chr…
76y · Male·multiple organ failure due to large volume aspiration of gastric contents during…
Maurice Nancarrow, 76, died from multiple organ failure following aspiration of gastric contents during anaesthetic induction for cystoscopy on 15 August 2015. He had undergone colo…
32y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and reflux oesophagitis
Timothy Luke Rubenach, aged 32, died of aspiration pneumonia following severe reflux oesophagitis. He had profound intellectual disability and drug-resista…
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
…al causes. Key clinical lessons include managing delirium in elderly post-operative patients, preventing aspiration pneumonia in those with swallowing difficulties, optimising nutrition in uncooperative patients, and app…
7y · Female·aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure in a female child with compl…
… with severe cerebral palsy, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, microcephaly and seizure disorder died of aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure. Born with severe perinatal brain injury, she had complex lifel…
terminal palliative care in a girl with a clinical diagnosis of aspiration pneum…
A 12-year-old girl with severe cerebral palsy (quadriplegia) died from aspiration pneumonia whilst in state care following removal from her mother's care. Her mother, HC, had chronic ben…
0y · Male·Complications of VATER syndrome and sacrococcygeal teratoma
Baby E was a 7-month-old neonate with VATER syndrome and sacrococcygeal teratoma who died from complications of these conditions. He was born prematurely at 30 weeks, requiring intubation and ventilation, and remained in…
74y · Female·right lower lobe pneumonia (Staphylococcus aureus)
…d 15mg Nitrazepam instead of prescribed 15mg Mirtazapine due to drug name confusion. The sedation caused aspiration of gastric contents, leading to hospital-acquired pneumonia (Staphylococcus aureus) and death. Contribut…
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