Coronial

4 results for fungal pneumonia

NTcommunity2006-03-22

Inquest into the death of Dolly Granites

70y · Female·fungal pneumonia as a complication of breast cancer and its treatment

Dolly Granites, a 70-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from fungal pneumonia complicating breast cancer in September 2004. A significant 17-month delay occurred between init…

general practiceoncologysystemcommunication
TAShospital2020-04-07

Coroner's Finding: Pettersson, Jan Axel

71y · Male·disseminated fungal (Cryptococcus) infection of the lungs, brain and meninges

…pportunities and inadequate investigation of neurological signs. Early lumbar puncture and appropriate antifungal therapy could have prevented death.

general medicinerespiratory medicinediagnosticdelay
VICaged care2022-02-15

Finding into death of Melissa Cunningham

44y · Female·Complications of a lung abscess with contributing factors of Down's syndrome and…

…th her family and residential care facility (Annecto), emphasizing daily cleaning to prevent bacterial and fungal infections. However, Annecto failed to implement documented procedures for CPAP maintenance, did not asses…

respiratory medicinegeriatric medicinesystemcommunication
NSWhospital2022-12-21

Inquest into death of Andrea LESTER

49y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury related to tracheostomy complications in form of airway occ…

Andrea Lester, age 49, suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage from a PICA aneurysm in March 2018 with delayed diagnosis. Following complex neurosurgery causing Wallenberg syndrome, she required tracheostomy for bulbar dysfu…

neurosurgeryintensive carediagnosticcommunicationtramadol

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