135 results for “gastro-oesophageal reflux”
64y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down Syndrome and recent seizures
Ms Susanne Maree Deeker, a 64-year-old woman with Down syndrome, epilepsy, dementia, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, died from aspiration pneumonia following recent seizures. She presented to hospital …
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Robert Djurovich, a 58-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, epilepsy, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, died from aspiration pneumonia on 1 January 2023 after admission to Maroondah Hospit…
41y · Male·Aspiration pneumonitis in a setting of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
…n Raymond Johns, a 41-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intellectual disability, and severe gastro-oesophageal reflux, died from aspiration pneumonitis following recurrent aspiration episodes. He had experienced…
4y · Male·chronic degenerative damage (complications) from neonatal cerebral palsy
…onatal cerebral palsy causing quadriplegia, intellectual disability, seizures, blindness, and severe gastro-oesophageal reflux. He died unexpectedly at home from chronic complications of his cerebral palsy. Carers were c…
52y · Female·Undetermined due to decomposition; natural causes considered most likely
…ral home after six days. She suffered from systemic lupus erythematosus, bipolar affective disorder, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and osteopenia. The coroner could not determine a definitive cause of death due to b…
75y · Female·Airway obstruction due to aspiration occluding a permanent tracheostomy
…to aspiration into her permanent tracheostomy. She had a history of subglottic stenosis, asthma, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with a hiatus hernia. Despite district nursing care three times weekly and two ambula…
<1y · Female·Suffocation due to unsafe sleeping environment with overlying and/or bedding ent…
A 7-week-old baby died following unsafe sleep practices. Born prematurely at 37 weeks with reflux and bronchopneumonia, the infant was placed to sleep on an adult mattress with two adults and another chil…
66y · Female·Acute oesophagitis complicated by gastrointestinal haemorrhage
A 66-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and chronic reflux oesophagitis presented with acute gastrointestinal bleeding while in supported disability accommodation. S…
Unknown·unascertained
An 8-week-old infant in out-of-home care died suddenly while asleep in a porta cot. Post-mortem examination revealed no infectious disease, injury, or toxicological abnormality. The cause remained unascertained despite e…
57y · Male·Type 2 respiratory failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia
A 57-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, and a history of aspiration pneumonia died from type 2 respiratory failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia. He had been in Department of Human Services residential care a…
92y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease
Angelo Pettolino, a 92-year-old man with vascular dementia, ischaemic heart disease, and gastro-oesophageal reflux, died of sudden cardiac death while in psycho-geriatric care at St Georges Hospital. He had b…
11y · Female·pneumonia complicating cytomegalovirus embryopathy
Queenie Michaels, an 11-year-old Aboriginal girl with cytomegalovirus embryopathy and severe physical and cognitive disabilities, died from pneumonia at home while in government care. She had been fostered by Mr and Mrs …
64y · Female·COVID-19 and aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy
Ms N, a 64-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from COVID-19 complicated by aspiration pneumonia. She presented with fever and hypoxia, tested positive for COVID-19, an…
18y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a setting of acquired brain injury from non-accidental h…
…ere cerebral palsy, tetraparesis, aphasia, visual impairment, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and gastro-oesophageal reflux. After transitioning to community care at age 18, he developed recurrent aspiration pneumonia…
1y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents due to recent gastroenteritis and vomiting leadin…
…rrah was a 19-month-old girl with complex medical needs including cyanotic congenital heart disease, gastro-oesophageal reflux, and feeding difficulties. She presented to Mildura Base Hospital on 21 May 2013 with gastroe…
31y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with intellectual disability and epilepsy (palliat…
Cameron James Stewart, a 31-year-old man with severe cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died of aspiration pneumonia at Maroondah Hospital. Following a COVID-19 infection in December 2023, …
51y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with status epilepticus
A 51-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intellectual disability, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from complications of aspiration pneumonia and status epilepticus. He presented with status epilepticus and…
73y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
John Hardy Stow, 73, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by a small bowel obstruction. He had cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, dysphagia, and was at high risk of aspiration. He presented with vomiting and wa…
74y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery thrombosis
…ld woman presented to emergency department with chest pain on 6 January 2017. She was diagnosed with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and discharged after 53 minutes. She died of acute myocardial infarction due to coron…
7y · Male·cardiorespiratory failure in a child with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, with acut…
Child KT (Vinnie), age 7, died of cardiorespiratory failure from cerebral palsy and epilepsy after a prolonged hospital admission. He had complex medical needs including chronic respiratory disease, requiring PEG feeding…
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