215 results for “apnoea”
48y · Female·Combined toxic effect of prescription and non-prescription medications including…
Lauren Johnstone, aged 48, died from the combined toxic effects of prescription and non-prescription sedative medications including oxycodone, tramadol, codeine, zopiclone, doxylamine and fluoxetine. She had undergone mu…
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…
31y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 31-year-old male prisoner with significant pre-existing cardiac disease (previous myocardial infarction with stenting, cardiomegaly, left ventricular hypertrophy, coronary atherosclerosis) and poorly controlled diabete…
73y · Female·fractured neck of femur (operated) on a background of Alzheimer's dementia
Linda Eileen Saberton, aged 73, died from complications of a fractured neck of femur sustained in a fall at her aged care facility, on a background of advanced Alzheimer's dementia. She had suffered two hip fractures wit…
47y · Male·Smoke inhalation and effects of fire
Lee Edward Parker, 47, died in a bus fire at a caravan park in Queensland in August 2016. Heavy alcohol consumption by multiple residents that evening created a chaotic scene. Evidence suggests Parker entered a female re…
47y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia due to or as a consequence of coronary atherosclerosis
Christopher Hammett, a fit 47-year-old, died from aspiration pneumonia with contributing coronary atherosclerosis following routine L5-S1 disc replacement. A critical oxygen desaturation (64%) occurred during transfer fr…
63y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Dragan Jacovic, a 63-year-old life prisoner with extensive comorbidities including severe ischaemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and chronic paranoid schizophrenia, was admitted to hospital on …
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
… non-invasive ventilation, antibiotics, and diuresis, she deteriorated with recurrent hypoxic episodes and apnoea. A MET call on 8 November revealed poor prognosis; palliative care was commenced and she died peacefully o…
21y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septicaemia of mixed respiratory (bronchopneumonia) a…
…Tang, a 21-year-old from Singapore with severe obesity (BMI 52) and multiple comorbidities including sleep apnoea, underwent elective laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery performed by Dr F.. He died on day 7 post-operativ…
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…
74y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep leg vein thrombosis
A 74-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism with deep vein thrombosis 10 days after elective umbilical hernia repair. He received appropriate VTE prophylaxis (mechanical and pharmacological) intraoperatively an…
82y · Male·Trauma related intracerebral haemorrhage
An 82-year-old man with dementia, cerebellar ataxia, and mobility limitations fell from his wheelchair down three concrete steps (480cm drop) while attending a hearing aid appointment at an off-site clinic. He sustained …
68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…
A 68-year-old man with dysphagia and bipolar disorder died from airway obstruction and aspiration pneumonia after choking on a sandwich brought by his wife during a supervised hospital meal. He had been admitted with wor…
1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia in an infant with upper airway obstruction
…vernight nurse (Ms Jarina) failed to recognise early signs of tracheostomy obstruction (gasping, cyanosis, apnoea) and did not perform appropriate emergency airway management. She did not suction the tracheostomy or chan…
75y · Male·End stage myelodysplastic syndrome and end stage renal failure on a background o…
A 75-year-old man died in prison custody from end-stage myelodysplastic syndrome and renal failure on a background of ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, valvular disease, and metastatic prostate cancer. He was admitt…
40y · Male·Global ischaemic brain injury following cardiorespiratory arrest during prone re…
Anthony Dunning, a 40-year-old male, suffered cardiac arrest while being restrained prone on the floor at Crown Casino with pressure applied to his neck. He was held in this position for approximately 4 minutes before lo…
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…
41y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with WHO Class III obesity
Michael Suckling, a 41-year-old Aboriginal man, died in prison from cardiomegaly secondary to morbid obesity (BMI 54.5). He gained approximately 117kg during his 3-year incarceration, with rapid initial weight gain from …
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular dis…
Brendan Triffett, aged 40 years with significant acquired brain injury from a past drug overdose, multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, epilepsy, emphysema and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, died sudd…
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