8 results for “fluoroscopy”
51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy
A 51-year-old man with severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy died from aspiration pneumonia. He had a documented history of aspiration risk requiring monitoring while drinking. During admission for drowsiness and hypotherm…
60y · Female·Pneumonia with large pleural effusion
… worsening. By February 2025, Ms Wood was coughing during meals despite a highly modified diet. A video fluoroscopy swallow study was declined by the hospital based on her advanced age, cognitive status and prior 2023 s…
47y · Male·Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia; Aspiration; Critical Care Neuropathy; Cereb…
Peter Mallia, a 47-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died of severe community-acquired pneumonia, aspiration, and critical care neuropathy on 31 July 2011, while in intensive care at Northern …
69y · Female·peritonitis due to dislodged percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube
A 69-year-old woman with pyelonephritis developed peritonitis and died after a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube became dislodged. The tube dislodgement was suspected on 11 December 2015 when the patient was…
2y · Female·perforated oesophagus secondary to complications of treatment of oesophageal inj…
Callie Griffiths-I'Anson, a 2-year-old girl, died from a perforated oesophagus secondary to complications of treatment for caustic soda ingestion. She ingested caustic dishwashing liquid at a hotel on 11 December 2017 an…
71y · Male·sepsis caused by mediastinal empyema (abscess) which complicated perforation of …
Terence Carroll, 71, died from sepsis and mediastinal empyema following oesophageal perforation during rigid oesophagoscopy for stricture dilation. Critical failures included: CT scan showing suspicious oesophageal thick…
48y · Female·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to cardiac tamponade as a result of perforation of …
Cheryl Hoggins, aged 48, died on 1 July 2000 from cardiac tamponade following perforation of the right atrium during central venous catheter exchange in ICU. She was recovering from emergency liver transplantation compli…
52y · Female·laceration of the superior vena cava and right atrium during defibrillator lead …
A 52-year-old woman with a history of syncope and mitral valve prolapse, who had an implanted defibrillator, underwent a percutaneous laser lead extraction procedure at Westmead Hospital to remove and replace defective l…
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