45y · Female·COVID pneumonia complicated by severe electrolyte abnormalities
…emia, metabolic alkalosis) following influenza, then COVID-19 infection. Difficult venous access due to contractures prevented adequate IV access and PICC line insertion, limiting ability to monitor and replace electroly…
54y · Female·Pneumonia and radiation induced brain injury
…ressive neurological deterioration over nearly 20 years, including cognitive impairment, dysphasia, and contractures. She was transferred to palliative care at McCulloch House on 12 March 2013 with clinical signs of pneu…
52y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia
Gregory Bennett, a 52-year-old man with congenital rubella syndrome causing profound disabilities including dysphagia, epilepsy, and spastic quadriparesis, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was living in DHHS-managed ac…
83y · Female·Combined effects of severe malnutrition and infection (septicaemia secondary to …
…ad existed for 7 months. She was admitted to hospital in a deplorable state with severe pressure sores, contractures, and evidence of prolonged neglect. Her daughter Nardia was her sole carer and appeared overwhelmed and…
59y · Male·Urosepsis and aspiration pneumonia (with Trisomy 21 as underlying condition)
Donald Raymond Muir, a 59-year-old man with Trisomy 21, non-verbal autism, dementia and epilepsy living in specialist disability accommodation, died of urosepsis and aspiration pneumonia. He had experienced progressive f…
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-ground vomit, which raised concern…
71y · Female·Complications of cerebral palsy
Lorraine Earl, aged 71, died from complications of cerebral palsy at Wantirna Hospital following a palliative care pathway initiated after severe dysphagia developed during a hospital admission. The Disability Services C…
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 multiple complex medical needs including unsafe swallowing, recurrent respirat…
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