54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and recent PEG inser…
…bral palsy, epilepsy, and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia on 15 August 2014, one day after PEG tube insertion at Maroondah Hospital. He had experienced recurrent respiratory infections and malnutrition …
79y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with COVID-19 and multiple medical co-morbiditie…
…omplicated by COVID-19. She was admitted to hospital in October 2022 with recurrent aspiration pneumonia. A PEG tube was inserted after discussion with family. Following accidental dislodgement during a witnessed roll-o…
63y · Female·Complications following sedation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) t…
…oman with profound disability from cerebral palsy and encephalitis, died from complications of sedation for PEG tube insertion. She had a congenital polymicrogyria, a significant neurological risk factor for anaesthesia…
41y · Male·Aspiration pneumonitis in a setting of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
…monia. During his final admission to Box Hill Hospital in May 2008, he developed aspiration pneumonia after PEG feeding was recommenced. Despite insertion of a jejunal feeding tube via gastroscopy and multiple treatment…
38y · Female·peritonitis with septic shock secondary to perforation of the gastrointestinal t…
… caused by perforation at the gastrostomy stoma site. The perforation likely occurred during difficult reinsertion of a dislodged PEG tube on 21 March 2001. Clinical lessons include: (1) A casual medical officer's asses…
69y · Female·peritonitis due to dislodged percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube
…r-old woman with pyelonephritis developed peritonitis and died after a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube became dislodged. The tube dislodgement was suspected on 11 December 2015 when the patient was observ…
37y · Male·Pseudomonas pneumonia
… following a month-long hospitalisation. He was admitted in November 2022 with a febrile illness related to PEG tube issues and received antibiotic therapy for multiple infections. Despite treatment, he developed antibi…
50y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to aspiration of PEG feeds
…with acquired brain injury, epilepsy, and inability to swallow, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to PEG feed aspiration. She had required PEG feeding since 2010 but developed recurrent regurgitation problems fro…
56y · Female·Complications of motor neuron disease
…014, died from complications of her disease while residing in supported disability accommodation. She had a PEG tube for feeding and required nocturnal ventilation. An advanced care directive refused CPR, intubation, tr…
34y · Female·aspiration pneumonia in the setting of pseudo-obstruction of the large bowel
…dmitted to Austin Hospital with decreased consciousness and pseudo-obstruction of the large bowel. A rectal tube was inserted for relief. Despite IV antibiotics for aspiration pneumonia following feed commencement via PE…
32y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia with severe cerebral palsy as underlying condition
…lectual disability, vision impairment, epilepsy and dysphagia who died from aspiration pneumonia. She had a PEG tube inserted in 2011 due to aspiration risk. Following a previous aspiration pneumonia admission in Novemb…
79y · Female·acute myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary oedema
…disciplinary management including medication trials (mirtazapine, citalopram, venlafaxine), nasogastric and PEG feeding support, and five ECT treatments (preceded by appropriate cardiology and neurology clearance), her …
48y · Female·malnutrition in association with sepsis on a background of end stage multiple sc…
…om malnutrition and sepsis after her husband, her primary carer, failed to provide adequate nutrition via a PEG tube despite receiving training and instructions. She had been admitted to Fremantle Hospital in October 20…
11y · Female·Pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy secondary to KCNQ2 developmental and epile…
HD was an 11-year-old girl with severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and multiple complex medical conditions including central respiratory depression and recurrent chest infections. She died from pneumonia at home in August …
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia and cholangitis; obstructive jaundice from intraduct tumour…
76-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and PEG feeding died from aspiration pneumonia and cholangitis secondary to an obstructive bile duct tumour. She wa…
81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia
… right hemiplegia from previous stroke died of aspiration pneumonia after vomiting while sleeping following PEG feeding. She was subject to guardianship and detention under the Guardianship and Administration Act. She w…
61y · Male·Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma
…. He had been diagnosed with throat cancer in July 2018, underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and had a PEG tube inserted. After arrest in November 2018, he was remanded and remained in custody where Justice Health …
68y · Female·Sepsis (Enterobacter cloacae) due to peritonitis as a consequence of leaking per…
…man with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy died from sepsis due to peritonitis following dislodgement of a PEG tube inserted on 27 February 2018. She presented to a rural hospital 5.5 hours post-discharge with fever, n…
52y · Male·end-stage throat cancer
…t cancer, disappeared from Kununurra Hospital on 24 December 2005 while receiving palliative care. He had a PEG feeding tube, required regular morphine and sedatives, and was hypoxic and severely malnourished. Despite n…
55y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia arising as a consequence of severe acquired brain injury
Sydney Dale Stanfield, 55, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to severe acquired brain injury sustained in childhood. He resided in a disability accommodation service group home and had multiple comorbidities inclu…
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