114 results for “severe dysphagia”
18y · Female·asphyxiation and respiratory failure on a background of severe dystonic quadripl…
Madeline Duffy, 18 years old with severe dystonic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, died from asphyxiation and respiratory failure while in respite care…
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 2015 with behavioural disturb…
65y · Male·Cardiomegaly
Grant White, a 65-year-old man with cardiomegaly and severe mitral regurgitation living in Department of Health and Human Services disability accommodation, died from…
8y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a child with an epileptic encephalopathy and extreme cac…
HB, age 8 years 10 months, died from aspiration pneumonia with extreme cachexia (BMI 7). She had severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome), and was entirely dependent on PEG tube feeding. Betwee…
65y · Female·Early bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of food (ch…
…way obstruction, and despite immediate resuscitation efforts including manual clearance and CPR, sustained severe hypoxic brain injury. She developed seizures and aspiration pneumonia, dying 5 days later. The coroner fou…
3y · Male·Pneumonia and respiratory failure in association with metachromatic leukodystrop…
… metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a rare neurodegenerative genetic disorder. He had previously suffered severe non-accidental injuries including 20+ fractures while in his mother's care in late 2010, leading to his re…
28y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents complicating laxative abuse
A 28-year-old woman died from aspiration of gastric contents complicating severe laxative abuse. She fabricated a terminal cancer diagnosis to conceal anorexia nervosa and factitious diso…
77y · Female·hypothermia from environmental cold exposure with contributing factors of advanc…
Mrs Janet Mackozdi, aged 77, died from hypothermia in an uninsulated shipping container at Mount Lloyd, Tasmania, on 23-24 July 2010. She had advanced Alzheimer's dementia and required 24-hour care. The coroner found her…
63y · Female·disseminated metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary in a woman with multiple sc…
Pamella Rees, a 63-year-old woman with longstanding multiple sclerosis, died on 30 June 2014 from disseminated metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary. Her cancer went undiagnosed despite regular GP contact. In her final…
87y · Female·right thigh haematoma as a consequence of a periprosthetic fracture of the right…
…femur replacement. She deteriorated significantly during rehabilitation at a district hospital, developing severe malnutrition over 4-5 weeks with 7.1kg weight loss despite documented swallowing difficulties (Zenker's di…
88y · Female·Complications of a stage 3 sacral pressure ulcer in a woman with dementia
… multiple falls and hospitalizations in late 2016, she was identified as high-risk for pressure ulcers and severely malnourished (BMI 14.4). Despite being discharged back to Crofton House with documented pressure ulcer r…
16y · Female·upper airway occlusion due to aspiration of a foreign body (disposable latex glo…
Sophia Nisco, a 16-year-old with severe cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from airway obstruction after aspirating a disposable lat…
13y · Female·Hanging
Melissa Standen, a 13-year-old with profound physical and cognitive disabilities (mosaicism), died from hanging at Westmead Children's Hospital after falling from a hospital bed at Allowah respite facility. She became en…
64y · Male·Sepsis and lung collapse precipitated by burns to 35% of body sustained while sm…
… rapidly progressive Motor Neurone Disease (MND), died from sepsis and respiratory complications following severe burns sustained while smoking in a hospital courtyard. He was alone, unable to call for help due to aphoni…
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