288 results for “dysphagia”
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 2014 after choking on food. A spee…
57y · Female·Sepsis in the setting of probable aspiration pneumonia
A 57-year-old woman with Down syndrome, blindness, severe dysphagia, dementia, and epilepsy died from sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia. She lived in a Department of…
54y · Female·Complications of progressive dysphagia in a woman with Down syndrome and dementi…
…lona Doolan, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome and dementia, died from complications of progressive dysphagia. She was admitted to Western Hospital with difficulty swallowing and poor oral intake. A multidisciplina…
64y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Raymond Dempster, a 64-year-old man with severe Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and dysphagia, died of pneumonia following aspiration. He had experienced recurrent aspiration pneumonia episodes over…
85y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia in a man with multiple spinal fractures an…
Allen William Harold Davies, 85, died of aspiration pneumonia due to dysphagia in the setting of multiple spinal fractures and dementia. He had collapsed at a hotel on 12 June 2019, w…
81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia
An 81-year-old woman with severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia from previous stroke died of aspiration pneumonia after vomiting while sleeping fol…
50y · Male·aspiration pneumonia (with Down syndrome as contributing condition)
Glenn Altmann, a 50-year-old man with Down syndrome, epilepsy, cognitive impairment and oropharyngeal dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was under palliative care in the community following a January 2014 …
71y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating dysphagia and status epilepticus
Ann Williams, a 71-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability and chronic dysphagia, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by status epilepticus while residing in specialist disability …
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 breath…
89y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition, with contributing factors of dysphagia an…
Janet Cumming, aged 89, died from aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition due to dysphagia and cerebral palsy. She had lived in supported disability accommodation for over 20 years and required 2…
85y · Female·Asphyxia due to upper airways obstruction by mucoid plugging of the upper airway…
Betty Cliffe, 85-year-old with intellectual disability and oropharyngeal dysphagia, died from asphyxia due to upper airway mucoid plugging on a background of cardiomegaly and heart failur…
48y · Male·Aspiration Pneumonia in the setting of Fahr's Disease
A 48-year-old man with Fahr's disease, dysphagia, and multiple comorbidities died from aspiration pneumonia at Box Hill Hospital. He had significant disa…
47y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down syndrome
…ies, died from aspiration pneumonia after a chronic decline in swallowing function. He had oropharyngeal dysphagia since 2007 and Alzheimer's disease, with documented choking incidents in 2017. A speech pathologist reco…
54y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia with antecedent causes of oropharyngeal dysphagia and a sig…
Ms Pollauszach, a 54-year-old woman with Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) and oropharyngeal dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia following admission to Northern Hospital. The coroner found no clinical …
58y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
…ome and Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a three-week history of worsening dysphagia and anorexia. She presented to hospital with suspected aspiration, was initially treated with antibiotic…
68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…
A 68-year-old man with dysphagia and bipolar disorder died from airway obstruction and aspiration pneumonia after choking on a sandwich b…
36y · Male·Pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy
Troy Downey, a 36-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and severe dysphagia managed via PEG tube, died from bilateral pneumonia. He developed a cough on 26 January 2017, examined b…
69y · Female·Complications of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (palliated)
…llectual disability and Lewy body dementia living in NDIS-funded supported accommodation, presented with dysphagia and weight loss. Gastroscopy revealed oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma with severe stricture. She was…
55y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…alsy and epilepsy living in high care accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. He had longstanding dysphagia related to his cerebral palsy, which had caused multiple previous episodes of aspiration pneumonia. On 7…
64y · Male·Aspiration event obstruction in a man with oropharyngeal dysphagia and Parkinson…
…is, a 64-year-old man with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and oropharyngeal dysphagia, died from aspiration obstruction following a witnessed choking episode while eating. He presented to th…
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