215 results for “apnoea”
40y · Male·combined drug toxicity in a man with asthma (undiagnosed) and sleep apnoea
Anthony Travaglini, a 40-year-old with schizoaffective disorder, severe sleep apnoea, and undiagnosed asthma, died from combined drug toxicity on a psychiatric high-dependency unit. Criticall…
76y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis in the context of obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, an…
A 76-year-old man with significant comorbidities including severe obstructive sleep apnoea, obesity, aortic stenosis, and ischaemic heart disease died from acute coronary atherosclerosis 36 hours a…
47y · Male·Unascertained; most likely cardiac arrhythmia possibly triggered by obstructive …
…vid Horne, a 47-year-old man with bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died suddenly at Maroondah Hospital while under compulsory psychiatric treatment. He experienced two epis…
27y · Male·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (driver)
… sign in December 2016. The coroner found it highly probable Voss had undiagnosed severe obstructive sleep apnoea at the time of collision, likely contributing to his failure to brake. While no criticism was made of trea…
40y · Female·Complications of WHO Class III Obesity
…-old Aboriginal woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, WHO Class III obesity, and obstructive sleep apnoea, died of sudden cardiac complications seven days after psychiatric admission. She was sedated with multipl…
47y · Male·abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) induced by atherosclerosis, occurring in the …
…etention. He suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia on a background of severe coronary atherosclerosis, sleep apnoea, and morbid obesity, while receiving multiple psychotropic medications. Key clinical lessons: his medical …
44y · Male·pneumonia and possible large left cerebrovascular accident (stroke) in a man wit…
Jamie Alan White, a 44-year-old man with neurofibromatosis, paraplegia, sleep apnoea, and chronic respiratory issues, was found unresponsive in his residential care unit bed on 15 June 2008 a…
54y · Female·Multi-organ failure following a decreased level of consciousness caused by compl…
…e following a prolonged period of unconsciousness caused by a combination of obstructive and central sleep apnoea complicated by sedating substances. On 2 June 2008, while suffering migraine, she self-medicated with cann…
45y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
…ession and anxiety managed with oxycodone and diazepam. He also had obesity and probable obstructive sleep apnoea. Post-mortem examination revealed these CNS-depressant medications acted synergistically to suppress respi…
4y · Male·hypoxic brain injury complicating out of hospital cardiac arrest (unknown cause)
Xavier Hart, a 4-year-old boy with obstructive sleep apnoea due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy, was found unresponsive and apnoeic at home on 21 December 2011. Despite…
34y · Male·cardiomegaly with contributing aspiration
A 34-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia, morbid obesity, type 1 diabetes, and undiagnosed sleep apnoea died from cardiomegaly with contributing aspiration while detained under the Mental Health Act. On 6 March…
48y · Male·Fatal cardiac arrhythmia which was the result of obstructive sleep apnoea
… Radford, a 48-year-old First Nations man, died of fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to obstructive sleep apnoea while in custody at Junee Correctional Centre. He had multiple comorbidities including obesity, type 2 dia…
73y · Male·Complications of multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (car vs…
…ear-old man with extensive medical comorbidities including severe biventricular heart failure, COPD, sleep apnoea, and hypertension experienced a medical episode while driving, causing him to cross into oncoming traffic.…
33y · Male·Opiate toxicity
A 33-year-old man with previously unrecognized obstructive sleep apnoea was admitted with severe headache. The treating physician prescribed a complex regimen of escalating opiat…
43y · Female·Complications of morbid obesity, including progressive respiratory and cardiac f…
… 54.4) including progressive respiratory and cardiac failure, exacerbated by smoking and obstructive sleep apnoea. She was subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Order for schizophrenia at time of death. The coroner found ca…
47y · Female·unascertained - natural causes
…rus infection. Recent symptoms included fatigue and headaches. Her husband reported she may have had sleep apnoea but without evidence of cardiac damage. The coroner concluded death resulted from natural causes but could…
61y · Female·Pneumonia in a woman with multiple co-morbidities
…ear-old woman with significant comorbidities including congenital hydrocephalus, stroke, obstructive sleep apnoea, and previous pneumonia with respiratory arrest (2017) died of pneumonia in hospital. She lived in a group…
44y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia on a background of hypertensive heart disorder, obesity, diab…
…ultiple comorbidities (hypertensive heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea) and was prescribed multiple QT-prolonging medications (methadone, mirtazapine, amitriptyline, duloxetine,…
48y · Male·unascertained
… hospital on 31 December 2018 while an involuntary psychiatric patient. He had untreated obstructive sleep apnoea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome diagnosed shortly before admission. During his psychiatric admission,…
45y · Female·Type 2 respiratory failure and aspiration pneumonia on a background of end-stage…
…ith chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), schizoaffective disorder, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnoea, died from Type 2 respiratory failure and aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospita…
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