302 results for “hypoxia”
56y · Female·multi-organ failure due to anorexia nervosa
…ng ambulance assistance. Despite appropriate medical treatment in hospital, she deteriorated rapidly with hypoxia, hypotension and severe acidosis, requiring ICU admission and mechanical ventilation before dying. The co…
87y · Male·infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease
…sis of lung disease suffered a hip fracture requiring surgery. Postoperatively, he developed delirium and hypoxia. Two Inpatient Treatment Orders were appropriately made to enable medical treatment including oxygen ther…
0y · Female·perinatal asphyxia
…d for Caesarean delivery at 2.15pm or 2.45pm. Autopsy revealed the baby had suffered chronic intrauterine hypoxia (weeks to months prior to delivery) due to placental compromise, followed by acute hypoxia during labour.…
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxia
An 8-day-old neonate died of perinatal hypoxia on 14 December 2019, 8 days after emergency caesarean section. The infant presented with seizures, hypoto…
75y · Male·pneumonia complicating chronic renal and cardiac failure, vascular dementia and …
…e. He was admitted with chest pain and remained hospitalised for 33 days. The patient was confused due to hypoxia and delirium, refusing medication and attempting to leave. Multiple psychiatrists appropriately ordered d…
68y · Female·chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…clude the challenges of managing non-compliant patients with language barriers, cognitive impairment from hypoxia, and the need for early palliative planning when invasive interventions are refused and prognosis is poor…
56y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following insulin and benzodiazepine overdose
…Despite paramedic resuscitation and hospital treatment including intubation, he sustained global cerebral hypoxia and died four days later. He had been placed on an Inpatient Treatment Order prior to death. The coroner …
65y · Male·Unascertained - likely drowning after falling overboard
…ied after falling overboard from his yacht in the Bass Strait while solo sailing. He was likely suffering hypoxia caused by a slow LPG gas leak into the cabin, combined with sleep deprivation from rough sea conditions. …
57y · Male·Sepsis and acute renal failure due to pneumonia
…tiple comorbidities presented to hospital with chest pain, breathing difficulty, atrial fibrillation, and hypoxia. He was diagnosed with chest sepsis, septic shock, respiratory failure, and acute renal failure. Despite …
89y · Male·ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with aspiratio…
…tion pneumonia. He was found on the bathroom floor after a fall and pronounced dead shortly after. He had hypoxia documented from 6 June and was on oxygen therapy. The coroner found his care at the nursing home and by h…
67y · Female·Complications of metastatic lung cancer, in a woman with chronic obstructive pul…
…ive support services. In December 2022, she experienced functional decline, was admitted to hospital with hypoxia and brain metastases, developed possible seizure activity, and died six days later. The coroner found no …
54y · Male·Complications of metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma
…nd treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He presented twice to hospital in June 2020 with worsening hypoxia and respiratory symptoms. On his second presentation, despite antibiotics and steroids, his condition det…
53y · Female·Metastatic breast cancer
…tion, and multiple hepatic metastases. Despite IV fluids and antibiotics, her condition deteriorated with hypoxia and hypotension. Palliative care was involved on 12 June, and goals of care discussions occurred with fam…
80y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia due to coronary atherosclerosis
…ction following knee surgery. On postoperative day 3, he developed chest symptoms, elevated troponin, and hypoxia. An ECG was performed showing acute anterior myocardial infarction, but this was not recognised by the tr…
50y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia post episode of choking
…luding post-stroke paralysis and dysphagia requiring modified diet. He died on 25 June 2009 from cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia following aspiration of a sausage roll on 23 June 2009. The coroner found his meal w…
61y · Female·respiratory failure consistent with end-stage chronic obstructive airways disord…
…zepam) for years without adequate in-person review. Critically, blood tests in June 2011 showed worsening hypoxia, but the GP did not review the patient. In September, prescriptions were issued by telephone without asse…
56y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia in a man with respiratory insufficiency and Down's Syndrome
A 56-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, schizophrenia, and severe cervical stenosis residing in supported care presented to hospital with respiratory failure and altered consciousness. He had aspirated food or se…
69y · Female·Congestive cardiac failure
…riorated significantly over six months. On 26 March, she developed acute decompensation with hypotension, hypoxia, and acute renal failure in the context of recent leg surgery and septic complications. Despite intraveno…
64y · Male·Complications of congestive cardiac failure on a background of cardiac hypertrop…
…ut mental health deterioration. During his 8-day admission, he developed progressive shortness of breath, hypoxia, and multiorgan failure despite appropriate clinical responses including MET calls and investigations. Au…
63y · Male·Bowel obstruction
…d calling an ambulance if symptoms worsened. The patient was admitted to hospital with bowel obstruction, hypoxia, tachycardia, respiratory distress, and sepsis. CT showed markedly distended bowel loops with impending p…
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