176 results for “recurrent pneumonia”
7y · Female·Pneumonia complicating a viral respiratory illness with acute combined drug effe…
Child ML, aged 7, died of pneumonia complicating viral respiratory illness with acute combined drug effect. She had severe cerebral palsy wi…
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…
86y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia secondary to Recurrent Colorectal Carcinoma
An 86-year-old man died from aspiration pneumonia following bowel preparation for elective colonoscopy. He was admitted to an outlying ward rather than th…
54y · Male·Complications of pelvic and spinal fractures sustained in a fall in man with Dow…
…fall, Mr Barr experienced a prolonged eight-month hospital admission complicated by seizures, aspiration pneumonia, weight loss, and functional decline. While medical management was deemed reasonable by coronial review,…
54y · Female·Sepsis due to bronchopneumonia complicating malignant spindle cell tumour of rig…
…ear-old woman with non-verbal communication disability living in supported accommodation, presented with recurrent cough from April 2005. Initial management consisted of antibiotics prescribed by her GP, but when sympto…
83y · Female·decompensated right heart failure (cor pulmonale) immediately following mitral v…
…evented her death. Review concluded the GP's management was reasonable—he was anchored to a diagnosis of recurrent chest infections/pneumonia, cardiac examination was not routinely indicated, and time pressures were sig…
56y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia secondary to locally advanced, poorly differentiated squa…
A 56-year-old Aboriginal man died in custody from bronchopneumonia secondary to metastatic hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. He first presented with sore throat in F…
62y · Male·fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to end-stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy
A 62-year-old prisoner with severe ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and cardiomyopathy died from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia in hospital. He had extensive cardiac history including pacemaker insertion, coronary stents, …
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
…have deranged liver function; and consideration of capacity assessment and safeguarding in patients with recurrent hospitalizations related to substance abuse and self-harm.
Male·Hemant Chadha: acute on chronic pneumonia (mycoplasma pneumoniae). Sachintha Bat…
…en died after repeated ED presentations were not appropriately managed. Hemant Chadha (38) died of acute pneumonia complicated by possible neurological involvement after being discharged from Lyell McEwin Hospital despi…
79y · Female·pneumonia in the setting of acute peritonitis due to perforated stomach (operate…
…, and emergency surgery revealed large gastric perforation with peritonitis. She died 14 March 2009 from pneumonia in the setting of acute peritonitis. Key preventable failures included: Dr M. placing a second balloon i…
65y · Female·Combined effects of acute pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and …
…l use disorder, multiple comorbidities, and progressive functional decline died from combined effects of pneumonia, pancreatitis, urinary tract infection, and severe pressure ulcers with osteomyelitis following a prolon…
81y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall
…e changed the outcome given the severe nature of bleeding and his post-operative complications including recurrent drain blockages. Key clinical lessons include: ensuring robust communication protocols for critical radi…
52y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and multi-organ failure due to coronary artery …
…significant medical history on pre-dive medical questionnaire, including prescription medications, prior pneumonia requiring ICU admission, and recurrent back problems—his GP stated he would not have endorsed diving wit…
37y · Male·acute heart failure caused by multiple drug toxicity (methadone and alprazolam)
Richard Mark Kiel, a 37-year-old with chronic opioid addiction, died from acute heart failure caused by lethally high levels of methadone and alprazolam, likely consumed on 9 September 2005. His GP, Dr G., prescribed the…
74y · Male·Aspiration of gastric contents due to paralytic ileus following Whipple surgery …
…arle, a 74-year-old prisoner, died from aspiration of gastric contents following a Whipple procedure for recurrent ampullary adenoma. The clinical lessons involve recognition of gastroparesis risk in high-risk patients …
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