56 results for “gastrostomy”
5y · Unknown·Aspiration pneumonia complicating a gastrointestinal illness in a child with cer…
…isk who 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 deterio…
72y · Male·pneumonia in a man with metastatic colon cancer
… presented with metastatic colon cancer. He underwent surgery including palliative bypasses and later a gastrostomy and jejunostomy for nutritional support. Despite chemotherapy and active medical management, he deterio…
54y · Female·Complications of progressive dysphagia in a woman with Down syndrome and dementi…
…g and poor oral intake. A multidisciplinary team assessed her as unsuitable for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) due to aspiration risk and deteriorating condition. The coroner found that medical management and…
3y · Male·Respiratory failure due to spastic quadriplegia and cerebral palsy
…spastic quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, hearing and sight impairment. He required percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for feeding and received ongoing support from speech and occupational therapists, along with genetic, n…
63y · Female·Complications following sedation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) t…
Dianne Linford, a 63-year-old woman with profound disability from cerebral palsy and encephalitis, died from complications of sedation for PEG tube insertion. She had a congenital polymicrogyria, a significant neurologic…
4y · Male·chronic degenerative damage (complications) from neonatal cerebral palsy
Baby M was a 4.5-year-old Aboriginal boy with severe neonatal cerebral palsy causing quadriplegia, intellectual disability, seizures, blindness, and severe gastro-oesophageal reflux. He died unexpectedly at home from chr…
54y · Female·Multiple organ failure, due to pneumonia in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndro…
Julie Ann Hermans, a 54-year-old Aboriginal woman with Guillain-Barré syndrome, quadriplegia, diabetes, and recurrent infections, died from multiple organ failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia during an ICU admissio…
22y · Female·Complications of megacolon due to chronic constipation in a woman with cerebral …
A 22-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy and epilepsy died of complications from megacolon due to chronic constipation. She attended respite care over a weekend and became unwell with feeding difficulties and abdom…
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 w…
38y · Female·peritonitis with septic shock secondary to perforation of the gastrointestinal t…
…noxic encephalopathy from anaphylaxis during surgery died from peritonitis caused by perforation at the gastrostomy stoma site. The perforation likely occurred during difficult reinsertion of a dislodged PEG tube on 21 …
68y · Female·Sepsis (Enterobacter cloacae) due to peritonitis as a consequence of leaking per…
A 68-year-old woman with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy died from sepsis due to peritonitis following dislodgement of a PEG tube inserted on 27 February 2018. She presented to a rural hospital 5.5 hours post-discharg…
61y · Male·Complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma in a man with multiple medical …
Reece Arthur Hyde, a 61-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, non-verbal communication, severe epilepsy, and osteoporosis, died from complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. He was admitted to Colac …
61y · Male·Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma
…ansferred to Long Bay Hospital in January 2019 for palliative care. He died peacefully during a routine gastrostomy feed. The coroner found his care and treatment were appropriate and adequate throughout his custody. No…
56y · Male·Recurrent aspiration pneumonia in a man with congenital disability and cognitive…
A 56-year-old man with congenital microcephaly, intellectual disability, dysphagia and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from aspiration pneumonia whilst receiving palliative care in hospital. He had multiple episodes …
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 following PEG feeding. She was subject to guardianship and detention under t…
48y · Female·Pleural Effusion with Lung Infection
MA was a 48-year-old woman with acquired brain injury, profound intellectual disability, and quadriplegia living in supported accommodation. She died from pleural effusion with lung infection. She presented with laboured…
47y · Male·Pneumonia (1(a)), Motor neurone disease (1(b))
Raymond Cassar, a 47-year-old man with motor neurone disease requiring ventilatory support, died of pneumonia at a disability accommodation service. He had been diagnosed with a chest infection on 19 June 2018 and prescr…
54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and recent PEG inser…
Steven John Brown, a 54-year-old man with cerebral 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 recur…
32y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia with severe cerebral palsy as underlying condition
Ella Hitchen was a 32-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy, quadraplegia, intellectual disability, vision impairment, epilepsy and dysphagia who died from aspiration pneumonia. She had a PEG tube inserted in 2011 du…
5y · Female·Epilepsy in association with Cerebral Palsy
A 5-year-old girl with severe cerebral palsy (GMFCS level 5) and intractable epilepsy died at home, likely from a seizure. She had multiple medical complexities including microcephaly, developmental delay, unsafe swallow…
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