66 results for “intubation for respiratory support”
49y · Male·Complications of Influenza A infection
…°C, he remained in prison receiving paracetamol and ibuprofen. On the evening of 22 March, he developed respiratory distress and haemoptysis, requiring emergency transfer to hospital. He deteriorated to respiratory fail…
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
A 36-year-old woman with congenital chest wall abnormality, scoliosis, and difficult intubation history presented to a rural hospital with community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis. She had multiple 're…
45y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with acquired brain injury as a contributing factor
…o contain food matter rather than blood. However, his condition deteriorated markedly by afternoon with respiratory distress, and he was then appropriately transported to hospital. At hospital, he was intubated for resp…
5y · Male·Brainstem encephalitis (viral)
…th fever, vomiting, and dehydration on 10 December 2007. He was diagnosed with gastroenteritis and admitted for fluid resuscitation. Despite clinical deterioration including respiratory distress, hypoxia, and haemoptysi…
39y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following surgery for dental…
Richard Christopher Jankowski, a 39-year-old man, died from hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following emergency surgery for a dental abscess with cellulitis. After initial treatment w…
81y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with acute on chronic renal failure
An 81-year-old man with chronic respiratory disease and renal failure died from community-acquired pneumonia complicated by acute-on-chronic renal …
57y · Female·Complications of muscular dystrophy
…ed from complications of her underlying condition. She became acutely unwell overnight at her residential support facility with respiratory distress and required emergency transfer to hospital. Although paramedics did n…
17y · Male·pneumonia and respiratory failure associated with choreoathetoid cerebral palsy
…e choreoathetoid cerebral palsy, feeding difficulties, and swallowing dysfunction died of pneumonia and respiratory failure in ICU. He had missed lunch medications (Baclofen and Gabapentin) on two occasions 8-9 days pri…
3y · Male·respiratory failure, with spinal muscular atrophy an antecedent cause
Tory Ganderton, a 3-year-old boy with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1, died of respiratory failure during inter-hospital transfer. Admitted to Shoalhaven Hospital on 7 September 2014 with pneumo…
84y · Female·multi-organ failure arising from Staphylococcal septicaemia
…lti-organ failure secondary to Staphylococcal septicaemia. She was detained under a Mental Health Act order for Lewy Body Dementia when she developed MRSA pneumonia and sepsis on 15 May 2018. She was admitted to ICU, in…
Unknown·Ms Fensom: influenza A (H1N1 2009, pandemic swine flu) with myocarditis causing …
…anagement of persistent hypotension at Millicent Hospital. Her condition required escalation to inotropic support and tertiary ICU care from at least mid-morning on 18 August, but the treating registrar (Dr V.) failed t…
7y · Female·respiratory failure from severe scoliosis due to Murray Valley encephalitis
Ruby Blitner died from respiratory failure secondary to severe scoliosis caused by Murray Valley encephalitis acquired at age two. Her cli…
1y · Female·acute on chronic respiratory failure
Kara Compton, aged 22 months with Down's syndrome and chronic respiratory disease requiring home oxygen, died from acute on chronic respiratory failure following a dog bite atta…
67y · Male·hypoxic respiratory failure in the setting of pneumonia, pulmonary embolism and …
Peter John Wallace, aged 67, died in custody at Lyell McEwin Hospital from hypoxic respiratory failure complicating pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. He had been …
70y · Male·complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischaemic heart disea…
…t disease, and obstructive sleep apnoea collapsed in his prison cell and was transferred to hospital in respiratory distress. Despite having documented 'not for resuscitation' and 'not for intubation' directives from Ma…
52y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
…m outage preventing access to medical history, nursing staff provided competent emergency care including intubation during ambulance transport. Advanced life support continued during hospital admission but was unsuccessf…
42y · Male·Cardiac arrest following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, likely due to E.coli …
Jarrod Wright, a 42-year-old man admitted with cellulitis, developed sepsis-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring ICU care with non-invasive ventilation. Critical failures occurred i…
76y · Female·Undetermined (natural causes)
…ght and refusal of interventions, she was placed under a Mental Health Act order. She underwent gastroscopy for diagnostic purposes, could not be extubated post-procedure, and was admitted to ICU with type 2 respiratory…
0y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest as a consequence of…
A 7-month-old Aboriginal female, Baby S, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by respiratory viral infection and pneumonia with cardiac arrest. She was in care of Territory Families after removal …
0y · Male·Scimitar syndrome
…are teams was of a very high standard. Medical management included oxygen therapy, ventilation, inotropic support, nitric oxide, sildenafil, and eventual palliative care. The child was in Department of Communities (chil…
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