120 results for “chest aspiration”
60y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating Down syndrome
…year-old man with Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, bronchiectasis, and dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Royal Melbourne Hospital. He had a documented history of recurrent chest infections and pne…
53y · Male·Sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia
…and intellectual disability living in specialist disability accommodation, died from sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia. He had a known history of recurrent chest infections and swallowing disorder. He presented to…
65y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia with Down syndrome as underlying condition
Bernadette Rogers, a 65-year-old woman with Down syndrome and intellectual disability, died from aspiration pneumonia with severe oropharyngeal dysphagia as a contributing factor. She had suffered recurrent chest…
36y · Male·Complications of Cerebral Palsy
… care. He had experienced progressive deterioration with weight loss of 15kg, diminished eating ability, aspiration pneumonia and seizures prior to admission. The coroner found that medical care and management provided w…
62y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating epilepsy in the setting of Down syndrome
… Watson, a 62-year-old man with Down syndrome, epilepsy, dementia and C1 partial quadriplegia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Austin Hospital. He had recurrent admissions over six months for pneumonia, asthma and seiz…
61y · Female·aspiration pneumonia
…ld woman with intellectual disability, wheelchair-bound, and living in supported accommodation died from aspiration pneumonia following community-acquired pneumonia treated in July 2016. She was discharged, then attended…
77y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia on a background of dementia
Edward Morgan Rau, aged 77, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to dysphagia in the context of dementia. He was admitted to hospital on 29 October 2…
43y · Female·Hypostatic bronchopneumonia in the setting of birth-related brain injury
…nt resident in Department of Human Services care requiring constant support. She had experienced recurrent chest infections and progressive decline in the four weeks prior to death. An ambulance was called when her cond…
51y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with status epilepticus
A 51-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intellectual disability, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from complications of aspiration pneumonia and status epilepticus. He presented with stat…
89y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of psy…
…nitial conservative management, compulsory ECT was approved and administered. She subsequently developed aspiration pneumonia and died. The coroner found the decision to proceed with ECT was appropriate given her deterio…
38y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy
…s, a 38-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, scoliosis and oesophagitis, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was dependent on PEG feeding and had a history of recurrent respiratory infections. In the…
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…
44y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…r-old man with chronic schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, spastic paraparesis, and epilepsy, died of aspiration pneumonia after a 15-day admission to Royal Adelaide Hospital. He was transferred from Glenside psychiat…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating an ischaemic stroke in a woman with epilepsy, …
… stroke. The treating team identified her prognosis as very poor given the combination of seizures, severe chest infection, delirium, and large stroke. She was transferred to palliative care on 31 December 2024 and died…
63y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of functional decline in a man with an intel…
A 63-year-old man with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and COPD died from aspiration pneumonia following functional decline. He had a three-month hospital admission with multiple complicati…
59y · Male·Combined effects of acute on chronic pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism
…ed from acute on chronic pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism. He had a long history of recurrent UTIs, chest infections, and significant swallowing dysfunction. During his final admission, recurrent aspiration despi…
69y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis
Robert Dosser, a 69-year-old man with intellectual disability, chronic aspiration, dysphagia, and frontotemporal dementia, died from aspiration pneumonitis. He was in specialist disabili…
40y · Female·Complications of influenza A infection in a woman with Moebius syndrome (palliat…
…st disability accommodation with 24/7 support. On 3 July, she displayed signs of illness with coughing and chest discomfort; her aunt advised against calling an ambulance due to previous help-seeking behaviour. The next…
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
…lth deterioration requiring lifelong institutional care. In April 2004, he was admitted to hospital with a chest wall haematoma requiring surgical evacuation. Post-operatively, he developed vomiting of coffee-ground mat…
48y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating progressive degenerative neurological disorder…
…nerative neurological disorder, frontotemporal dementia, severe dysphagia, and cerebral palsy, died from aspiration pneumonia after admission to hospital with acute breathing difficulties. He had been in specialist disab…
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