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26 results for congenital pneumonia

VIChospital2026-01-13

Finding into death of Sushant Padhye

56y · Male·Recurrent aspiration pneumonia in a man with congenital disability and cognitive…

A 56-year-old man with congenital microcephaly, intellectual disability, dysphagia and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from aspiration…

emergency medicinepalliative carecarbamazepine
VIChospital2024-01-18

Finding into death of Melissa Jan Hadland

55y · Female·Pneumonia

Melissa Jan Hadland, a 55-year-old woman with Down syndrome, congenital heart disease, and intellectual disability, died from community-acquired pneumonia at Box Hill Hospital.…

emergency medicinegeneral medicine
VIChospital2024-10-28

Finding into death of Julia Mary Case

54y · Female·Pneumonia in the setting of cyanotic congenital heart disease

Julia Mary Case, aged 54, died from pneumonia complicated by cyanotic congenital heart disease. She was admitted to hospital with reduced mobility and…

general medicinecardiologyantibiotics
VIChospital2021-07-26

Finding into death of G H

61y · Female·Pneumonia in a woman with multiple co-morbidities

A 61-year-old woman with significant comorbidities including congenital hydrocephalus, stroke, obstructive sleep apnoea, and previous pneumonia with respiratory arrest (2017) d…

respiratory medicineemergency medicineolanzapine
WAhome2017-03-29

Inquest into the Death of ST

0y · Female·Pneumonia in an infant with surgically repaired congenital heart disease, premat…

A 9.5-month-old girl with complex medical history (prematurity at 29 weeks, congenital heart disease status post multiple repairs, necrotising enterocolitis with ileostomy, failure to thrive)…

neonatologycardiothoracic surgeryibuprofen
VIChome2024-06-13

Finding into death of Russell James Aldridge

57y · Male·Complications of congenital rubella (palliated)

Russell Aldridge, aged 57, died of complications from congenital rubella at his SDA care home. He had complex medical needs including intellectual disability, deafness, …

general practicepalliative caremorphine
VICcommunity2021-07-26

Finding into death of Gregory John Bennett

52y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia

Gregory Bennett, a 52-year-old man with congenital rubella syndrome causing profound disabilities including dysphagia, epilepsy, and spastic quadriparesis,…

general practiceemergency medicinediazepam
WAhospital2019-11-21

Inquest into the Death of Child SH

5y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with terminal palliative care, in a male child with complex…

A 5-year-old boy with severe congenital myopathy and arthrogryposis died from aspiration pneumonia following terminal palliative care. He had mu…

paediatricsrespiratory medicinesystemmorphine
VIChospital2023-06-06

Finding into death of Dianne Linford

63y · Female·Complications following sedation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) t…

…m cerebral palsy and encephalitis, died from complications of sedation for PEG tube insertion. She had a congenital polymicrogyria, a significant neurological risk factor for anaesthesia. Following a dental injury in Mar…

anaesthesiagastroenterologyprocedural
VICaged care2016-06-07

Finding into death of Clive John Cook

68y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with intellectual disability (con…

A 68-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and congenital brain injury died from complications of aspiration pneumonia. He had a long history of recurrent aspirat…

palliative caregeneral medicine
VIChospital2025-08-20

Finding into death of Christine Klofa

47y · Female·Mycoplasma pneumonia secondary to rhinovirus infection

Christine Klofa, a 47-year-old woman with Down syndrome and multiple comorbidities, died from mycoplasma pneumonia secondary to rhinovirus infection. She presented to her GP on 6 June with upper respiratory symptoms and…

general practiceemergency medicineamoxicillin
VIChospital2016-06-24

Finding into death of Wendy Elizabeth Pennycuick

65y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia following emergency laparotomy for incarcerated umbilical h…

A 65-year-old woman with intellectual disability, congenital blindness, diabetes, and epilepsy presented with an incarcerated umbilical hernia requiring emergency su…

colorectal surgeryintensive care
NThome2008-06-03

Inquest into the death of Lee Shaun Wurramarrba

15y · Male·bronchopneumonia secondary to chronic chest dysmorphology caused by congenital b…

…elopmental delay, kyphoscoliosis, epilepsy, and chronic chest anatomical distortion who died from bronchopneumonia. He was in state guardianship and placed with exceptional carers, the Kempsters, from age 8 until death.…

paediatricsneurologylamotrigine
NThome2016-06-22

Inquest into the death of Richard Kunia

6y · Male·respiratory failure due to pneumonia

Richard Ted Kunia was a 6-year-old Aboriginal child with multiple serious congenital conditions including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, severe developmental delay, aspiration syndrome, and micr…

paediatricsintensive caremorphine
VIChospital2015-07-15

Finding into death of Baby Mabel Windmill

0y · Female·Congenital Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B) pneumonia in the setting of compli…

…as born in a moribund state following emergency caesarean section after complicated labour and died from congenital Group B streptococcal pneumonia. The inquest identified several suboptimal clinical management decisions…

obstetricsanaesthesiadiagnosticmedicationbenzylpenicillin
NThospital2005-10-12

Inquest into the death of Shareya Shannon

5y · Female·Pneumonia as a complication of septo-optic cerebral dysplasia

Shareya Shannon was a 5-year-old Aboriginal girl with septo-optic dysplasia, a rare congenital brain malformation causing profound developmental delay, spastic quadriparesis, poorly controlled epilep…

paediatricsrespiratory medicine
WAhospital2021-01-04

Inquest into the Death of Baby JDU

0y · Male·Scimitar syndrome

An 11-week-old term infant (Baby JDU) died from Scimitar syndrome, a rare congenital heart and lung disorder with bilateral complications including pulmonary hypoplasia, venous obstruction,…

cardiologyneonatologysildenafil
VIChospital2017-07-18

Finding into death of Lynsie Maree Everett

36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…

A 36-year-old woman with congenital chest wall abnormality, scoliosis, and difficult intubation history presented to a rural hospital with c…

emergency medicineinfectious diseasesdiagnosticsystemsalbutamol
SAhospital2012-07-31

Coroner's Finding: KISON Trinity Isabel

0y · Female·respiratory failure due to congenital pneumonia with hyaline membrane disease ca…

… Kison, a 21-hour-old neonate born at 35 weeks gestation, died from respiratory failure due to congenial pneumonia caused by streptococcus pneumoniae. The maternal high vaginal swab taken one week before delivery was po…

obstetricsneonatologydiagnosticcommunicationbenzylpenicillin
WA2013

Inquest into the Death of Banh, Bac Lam

54y · Male·Early bronchopneumonia complicating subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured b…

… intubation, and transfer, neurosurgeons determined the injury was unsurvivable. He developed aspiration pneumonia and died on 5 September 2012. Clinical lessons include recognition that berry aneurysms are congenital, …

neurosurgeryemergency medicinediagnosticphenytoin

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