28 results for “nasogastric feeding tube”
51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy
…on pneumonia after an aspiration episode. Despite speech pathology assessment, nil-by-mouth status, and nasogastric tube placement, he continued aspirating and deteriorated. The case highlights the challenge of managing…
85y · Female·sepsis, with aspiration pneumonitis being an antecedent cause. Iatrogenic injury…
…rition and electrolyte disturbances after refusing oral intake from hospital day 5 onwards. A fine-bore nasogastric tube was inserted on 30 April 2016 to provide enteral nutrition but was incorrectly positioned in the r…
79y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with COVID-19 and multiple medical co-morbiditie…
…icated by COVID-19. She was admitted to hospital in October 2022 with recurrent aspiration pneumonia. A PEG tube was inserted after discussion with family. Following accidental dislodgement during a witnessed roll-out of…
56y · Female·Aspiration Pneumonia in the setting of Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy
…athologist appropriately identified aspiration risk and recommended nil oral intake on 24 May. However, nasogastric feeding tube insertion on 29 May precipitated instability. Surgery was deemed too risky given her physi…
68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…
…ing dysphagia, delirium, and bipolar relapse. Speech pathology had prescribed texture-modified diet and nasogastric feeding due to high aspiration risk. The patient and family repeatedly requested 'normal' food despite …
5y · Female·Epilepsy in association with Cerebral Palsy
… had multiple medical complexities including microcephaly, developmental delay, unsafe swallow managed by feeding tube, and severe spasticity requiring total care dependency. The coroner found the care provided by her m…
79y · Female·acute myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary oedema
…ensive multidisciplinary management including medication trials (mirtazapine, citalopram, venlafaxine), nasogastric and PEG feeding support, and five ECT treatments (preceded by appropriate cardiology and neurology clea…
63y · Female·sepsis and pneumonia due to immobility with sacral ulcer resulting from schizoph…
…ate medical management including antipsychotic medications, benzodiazepines, electroconvulsive therapy, nasogastric feeding, and a Mental Health Act treatment order, her condition proved resistant to treatment. She beca…
0y · Female·Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Type 1
…From April 2009, she received 24-hour inpatient palliative care at Royal Children's Hospital, including nasogastric feeding, suctioning, and morphine analgesia. Her parents resided with her but significant tensions deve…
81y · Male·inanition complicating traumatic brain injury and disseminated malignancy
…nging behaviours. A guardianship order was obtained to enable medical care. Despite recommendations for nasogastric feeding, he consistently refused nutrition, stating he was dying and wanted peace. He was transitioned …
77y · Female·Complications of malnutrition in a woman with paranoid delusions
…ment including psychiatric review, medication optimization, dietitian involvement, and consideration of nasogastric feeding, she continued to refuse oral intake. A nasogastric tube was withheld to prioritize her express…
89y · Male·combined effects of cerebrovascular accident, pneumonia and chronic cardiac fail…
An 89-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, COPD) presented with chest infection and was admitted for heart failure. He suffered an acute stroke with subsequent delirium and combati…
66y · Female·Ischaemic brainstem stroke
…window. She was admitted to the Stroke Unit, commenced on anticoagulation and supportive care including nasogastric feeding. Despite antiepileptic management, she developed progressive seizure activity and clinical dete…
18y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a setting of acquired brain injury from non-accidental h…
…requiring multiple hospital admissions. At Austin Hospital, a management plan was established declining nasogastric tube reinsertion in favour of comfort measures after the family meeting on 14 August 2013. The coroner …
58y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
… little reversibility. After discussions with her supportive family, a palliative approach including risk feeding was chosen rather than nasogastric tube feeding or ongoing parenteral antibiotics. She deteriorated over …
15y · Female·Paracetamol toxicity in the setting of Anorexia Nervosa
…suring sustained oral eating predict continued food refusal at home; coercive interventions (restraint, nasogastric feeding) require reassessment if escalating; comorbid autism and depression demand earlier formal diagn…
69y · Female·Inadvertent intravenous administration of oral ciprofloxacin in the setting of a…
…vertent intravenous administration of crushed oral ciprofloxacin. The antibiotic was prescribed for the nasogastric tube but was drawn into a standard syringe instead of the appropriate amber oral dispenser. During medi…
79y · Male·multi-organ failure due to voluntary starvation on a background of severe depres…
…0 days of intentional food refusal. Despite appropriate medical and psychiatric interventions including nasogastric feeding, electroconvulsive therapy, and intensive supportive care, he continued refusing oral intake. H…
4y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia on a background of Niemann Pick Type …
…n removing Lebron, the Department should have ensured continuing family support including assistance with feeding, transport to appointments, and coordination of medical care. This would have enabled Lebron to spend his…
6y · Male·respiratory failure due to pneumonia
Richard Ted Kunia was a 6-year-old Aboriginal child with multiple serious congenital conditions including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, severe developmental delay, aspiration syndrome, and microcephaly. He was in state care …
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