8 results for “airway obstruction”
76y · Female·Ludwig's angina
… arrangements made for transfer to a tertiary centre. However, staff failed to recognise the risk of rapid airway compromise despite documented clinical deterioration (increased noise in breathing, worsening swelling, di…
39y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following surgery for dental…
Richard Christopher Jankowski, a 39-year-old man, died from hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following emergency surgery for a dental abscess with cellulitis. After initial treatment with antibiot…
31y · Male·Upper airway obstruction due to pharyngeal abscess caused by dental abscess, whi…
Karl Scholz, 31-year-old male, died from upper airway obstruction due to pharyngeal abscess originating from untreated dental infection. He presented with sever…
20y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to displacement of tracheostomy and p…
…ame dislodged. Clinical staff performed unnecessary bronchoscopy, misinterpreting findings as a partial obstruction rather than recognising complete dislodgement. Critically, the tube should have been removed and replac…
47y · Male·bronchopneumonia and upper airway obstruction in a man with end-stage oral cance…
James David Hector, a 47-year-old Aboriginal man, died of bronchopneumonia and upper airway obstruction related to end-stage oral cancer. He had a 13-year history of squamous cell carcinoma of the m…
27y · Male·Airway obstruction due to sublingual and submandibular cellulitis (Ludwig's angi…
A 27-year-old man died from airway obstruction due to Ludwig's angina (bilateral sublingual and submandibular cellulitis) following a tooth e…
<1y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to post-operative respiratory distres…
…as a sign of tube malpositioning, maintain capnography during manual ventilation and CPR, and ensure clear airway role assignment during resuscitations.
54y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage caused by blood loss and airway obstruction due t…
A 54-year-old male was assaulted in a nightclub with a single punch causing orbital and facial fractures and posterior epistaxis. He presented to the Royal Hobart Hospital ED with active bleeding. Critical deficits in hi…
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