58 results for “aspiration pneumonia”
51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy
A 51-year-old man with severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy died from aspiration pneumonia. He had a documented history of aspiration risk requiring monitoring while drinking. During ad…
73y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating sigmoid volvulus in a man with Down syndrome
A 73-year-old man with Down syndrome and a history of dysphagia with recurrent aspiration pneumonia presented with drowsiness, shortness of breath, and was found to have sigmoid volvulus and lef…
50y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to aspiration of PEG feeds
…t Burgess, a 50-year-old woman 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 recurr…
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 was admitted with obstructiv…
39y · Female·aspiration pneumonia in the setting of general anaesthesia and colonoscopy for i…
A 39-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and sleep apnoea died from aspiration pneumonia following a colonoscopy performed under sedation for investigation of rectal bleeding. She had…
48y · Male·sepsis in the setting of aspiration pneumonia and bowel obstruction
… with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in supported care, died from sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia and bowel obstruction. He presented to hospital with abdominal pain and aspiration pneumonia, …
34y · Female·aspiration pneumonia in the setting of pseudo-obstruction of the large bowel
…, developmental delay, epilepsy, chronic bowel pseudo-obstruction, and swallowing difficulties died from aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted to Austin Hospital with decreased consciousness and pseudo-obstruction of th…
79y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with COVID-19 and multiple medical co-morbiditie…
Jennifer Turnbull, 79, with cerebral palsy and multiple comorbidities, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by COVID-19. She was admitted to hospital in October 2022 with recurrent aspiratio…
54y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
…th cerebral palsy and intellectual disability residing in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia following an aspiration event during a colonoscopy performed at Dandenong Hospital on 19 July …
44y · Male·aspiration and intellectual disability
…ilson, a 44-year-old man with intellectual disability, epilepsy, asthma, and severe scoliosis, died from aspiration in a community residential unit. He had been prescribed a laxative and enema for constipation after havi…
58y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating sigmoid volvulus, in a man with multiple scler…
…nt rectal tube insertion via sigmoidoscopy on 26 January with initial improvement. However, he developed aspiration pneumonia and died on 29 January 2023. The coroner found that medical practitioners at Box Hill Hospital…
54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and recent PEG inser…
Steven John Brown, a 54-year-old man with cerebral 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 …
31y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia
…in, a 31-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, autism, and multiple comorbidities, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was admitted to ICU following deterioration at a DHHS residential facility and died four d…
48y · Female·Aspiration of stomach contents and pneumonia, following cardiac arrest
Margaret Webber, aged 48, with cerebral palsy and diabetes, died from aspiration of stomach contents and pneumonia. She presented to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and coffee…
64y · Female·Complications of cachexia and aspiration pneumonia on a background of cerebral p…
Lynette Dawn Smith, a 64-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, died from complications of cachexia and aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted to hospital with decreased oral intake and presumed aspiration pneumonia, in…
53y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating large bowel obstruction due to faecal impactio…
…ith significant comorbidities including Type II diabetes, cirrhosis, and chronic constipation, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating large bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction. She was admitted to Alfred Hospi…
48y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy (PEG) …
A 48-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and a PEG tube died from aspiration pneumonia. She presented with low oxygen levels and abnormal breathing, and developed complications incl…
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of a small bowel obstruction
…a 66-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism, epilepsy, and swallowing difficulties, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel obstruction. He presented with vomiting and abdominal distention on 8…
57y · Male·aspiration pneumonia secondary to small bowel obstruction
…iting and signs of shock. He was appropriately transferred to hospital where small bowel obstruction and aspiration pneumonia were diagnosed. Conservative management with resuscitation was initially appropriate, but he r…
59y · Female·Complications of a pseudo-obstruction on a background of previous anterior resec…
… distension, she underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy with colostomy formation, and experienced aspiration pneumonia. Despite maximal medical management, she developed recurrent obstruction and transitioned to p…
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