41y · Male·Aspiration pneumonitis in a setting of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
… During his final admission to Box Hill Hospital in May 2008, he developed aspiration pneumonia after PEG feeding was recommenced. Despite insertion of a jejunal feeding tube via gastroscopy and multiple treatment modal…
79y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with COVID-19 and multiple medical co-morbiditie…
…icated by COVID-19. She was admitted to hospital in October 2022 with recurrent aspiration pneumonia. A PEG tube was inserted after discussion with family. Following accidental dislodgement during a witnessed roll-out of…
63y · Female·Complications following sedation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) t…
… with profound disability from 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. Fol…
34y · Female·aspiration pneumonia in the setting of pseudo-obstruction of the large bowel
…dmitted to Austin Hospital with decreased consciousness and pseudo-obstruction of the large bowel. A rectal tube was inserted for relief. Despite IV antibiotics for aspiration pneumonia following feed commencement via PE…
64y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following insertion of a jejunostomy tube
… 64-year-old with cerebral palsy, oropharyngeal dysphagia, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, underwent insertion of a feeding jejunostomy tube (FJT) on 23 December 2004 to bypass his stomach and improve nutrition. The…
50y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to aspiration of PEG feeds
…ability to swallow, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to PEG feed aspiration. She had required PEG feeding since 2010 but developed recurrent regurgitation problems from early 2012 despite management changes incl…
56y · Female·Aspiration Pneumonia in the setting of Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy
… appropriately identified aspiration risk and recommended nil oral intake on 24 May. However, nasogastric feeding tube insertion on 29 May precipitated instability. Surgery was deemed too risky given her physiological s…
54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and recent PEG inser…
… 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 recurrent respiratory infections and malnutrition over …
85y · Female·sepsis, with aspiration pneumonitis being an antecedent cause. Iatrogenic injury…
…nd electrolyte disturbances after refusing oral intake from hospital day 5 onwards. A fine-bore nasogastric tube was inserted on 30 April 2016 to provide enteral nutrition but was incorrectly positioned in the right lung…
56y · Female·Complications of motor neuron disease
… died from complications of her disease while residing in supported disability accommodation. She had a PEG tube for feeding and required nocturnal ventilation. An advanced care directive refused CPR, intubation, tracheo…
79y · Female·acute myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary oedema
…linary management including medication trials (mirtazapine, citalopram, venlafaxine), nasogastric and PEG feeding support, and five ECT treatments (preceded by appropriate cardiology and neurology clearance), her condit…
52y · Male·end-stage throat cancer
…er, disappeared from Kununurra Hospital on 24 December 2005 while receiving palliative care. He had a PEG feeding tube, required regular morphine and sedatives, and was hypoxic and severely malnourished. Despite no rest…
48y · Female·malnutrition in association with sepsis on a background of end stage multiple sc…
…alnutrition and sepsis after her husband, her primary carer, failed to provide adequate nutrition via a PEG tube despite receiving training and instructions. She had been admitted to Fremantle Hospital in October 2006 ma…
81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia
… hemiplegia from previous stroke died of aspiration pneumonia after vomiting while sleeping following PEG feeding. She was subject to guardianship and detention under the Guardianship and Administration Act. She was dis…
89y · Male·combined effects of cerebrovascular accident, pneumonia and chronic cardiac fail…
An 89-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, COPD) presented with chest infection and was admitted for heart failure. He suffered an acute stroke with subsequent delirium and combati…
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 admi…
68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…
…gia, delirium, and bipolar relapse. Speech pathology had prescribed texture-modified diet and nasogastric feeding due to high aspiration risk. The patient and family repeatedly requested 'normal' food despite education …
55y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia arising as a consequence of severe acquired brain injury
Sydney Dale Stanfield, 55, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to severe acquired brain injury sustained in childhood. He resided in a disability accommodation service group home and had multiple comorbidities inclu…
5y · Unknown·Aspiration pneumonia complicating a gastrointestinal illness in a child with cer…
…died from aspiration pneumonia following a gastrointestinal illness. He was exclusively fed via gastrostomy tube due to inability to swallow safely. He developed vomiting and diarrhoea on 6 June 2022 and deteriorated rap…
86y · Female·multi-organ failure due to sepsis
…efusal to eat or drink due to paranoid beliefs. Despite intravenous hydration, antibiotics, and attempted feeding tube placement, her condition deteriorated rapidly. Given her frailty, advanced age, and multiple comorbi…
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