95 results for “acute respiratory depression”
Male·acute ethanol intoxication or positional asphyxia due to acute alcohol intoxicat…
Four males aged 50-53 died from acute alcohol intoxication or positional asphyxia secondary to alcohol toxicity after single heavy drinking epis…
43y · Male·Pneumonia
…ig, a 43-year-old with chronic schizophrenia and opiate dependence, died from pneumonia following cardiorespiratory collapse on an acute psychiatric inpatient unit. He was on multiple psychoactive medications including …
70y · Male·The combined effects of the complications of ventilation associated pneumonia, a…
…al where he died on 17 May 2019. The cause of death was complications of ventilation-associated pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following an unknown triggering event.…
16y · Male·Complications of acute alcohol intoxication
A 16-year-old male died from complications of acute alcohol intoxication after consuming a dangerous quantity of alcohol (estimated blood alcohol content 0.34…
75y · Female·exacerbation of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Judith Beverley O'Leary, 75-year-old woman with end-stage COPD, dementia, depression and multiple comorbidities, died from exacerbation of COPD with secondary respiratory tract infection. S…
62y · Male·multiple co-morbidities including dementia, Parkinson's disease, undernourishmen…
…nia (torticollis), and undernourishment. He presented to ED with inability to eat or lift his head. During acute agitation management, he was mistakenly given 2.5mg midazolam intravenously instead of intramuscularly due…
30y · Male·acute alcohol (ethanol) toxicity
A 30-year-old male with severe alcohol dependence died from acute ethanol toxicity after a prolonged drinking episode. Despite engagement with alcohol and drug services, co…
47y · Male·Unascertained; most likely cardiac arrhythmia possibly triggered by obstructive …
…enly at Maroondah Hospital while under compulsory psychiatric treatment. He experienced two episodes of respiratory distress on 5 and 8 December 2023, likely exacerbated by sedative medications (benzodiazepines and anti…
29y · Female·respiratory depression caused by morphine intoxication on a background of upper …
A 29-year-old woman with infectious mononucleosis and severe sore throat died from respiratory depression caused by morphine intoxication with concurrent upper airway narrowing. A GP administered 30…
85y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
…ed pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal cancer. He was admitted to hospital with psychotic depression, suicidal ideation, and severe malnutrition after two years of depression. A CT scan revealed previously…
79y · Male·multi-organ failure due to voluntary starvation on a background of severe depres…
…79-year-old man died from multi-organ failure secondary to voluntary starvation in the context of severe depression following his wife's death. He was admitted after police found him malnourished following 30 days of int…
53y · Male·fentanyl and oxycodone toxicity
… clinical information; failure to recognise clinical deterioration despite clear family observations of respiratory depression and profound drowsiness; and prescription of slow-release oxycodone (OxyContin) in combinati…
40y · Male·combined drug toxicity in a man with asthma (undiagnosed) and sleep apnoea
…ticularly benzodiazepines and zuclopenthixol—were inappropriate given his sleep apnoea, which increases respiratory depression risk. Had clinicians accessed his full history or consulted his available family member (a n…
18y · Female·Acute Alcohol Toxicity with Early Pneumonia and Aspiration
…l admission and professional airway management. Those present lacked understanding of alcohol toxicity, respiratory depression, and aspiration risk.
44y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia complicating multi-drug toxicity (alprazolam, opiates, be…
Meaghan Gardner, a 44-year-old woman with a history of respiratory problems, pneumonia, schizophrenia, and substance abuse, died from acute bronchopneumonia complicated b…
48y · Male·Mixed prescription drug and ethanol toxicity (promethazine, citalopram and ethan…
… patients should be advised on safe dosing limits; caregivers should monitor medication consumption during acute episodes; and consideration of anaphylaxis risk in patients with recurrent angioedema warrants appropriate…
59y · Male·Respiratory failure with paraplegia as a significant contributing factor
Michael Ruawai Robin, a 59-year-old man with paraplegia and incomplete quadriplegia (C4-C6), died from respiratory failure at Werribee Mercy Hospital on 22 June 2023. He presented with a rash and urinary tract infectio…
55y · Male·Cardio-respiratory arrest due to mixed prescription drug sedation (clozapine and…
…uglas Roberts, a 55-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, COPD, and cardiomyopathy, died from cardio-respiratory arrest due to mixed prescription drug sedation (clozapine and olanzapine) in the presence of advanced e…
87y · Female·heart failure and probable pneumonia in an elderly lady complicated by morphine …
… medical history, or full clinical picture. The deceased was opioid-naïve, frail, and at high risk from respiratory depression. The morphine caused toxicity with respiratory depression and was potentially lethal. Howeve…
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
…on to emergency care months earlier and subsequent primary care contacts offered adequate assessment for depression and suicidality, given documented depression history and lack of treatment. Better mental health screeni…
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