6 results for “neuroleptic malignant syndrome risk”
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…lex neurodevelopmental, neurological and psychiatric disorders including epilepsy, autism, and previous neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), died from aspiration pneumonia following intubation at Werribee Mercy Hospita…
51y · Male·undetermined natural causes
…rom the hospital shortly after 7pm. Post-mortem examination showed no definitive cause of death, though neuroleptic malignant syndrome was considered but not confirmed. Key clinical issues: (1) Diabetes management was s…
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
…nts on multiple antipsychotics, particularly those with cirrhosis; earlier recognition of bowel obstruction risk; and coordination between psychiatry and medical teams when managing patients with complex comorbidities re…
73y · Male·dehydration and hyperthermia
A 73-year-old man with mild dementia resident in aged care wandered from the facility on a hot day (31°C+) while taking three medications with anticholinergic properties: pericyazine, haloperidol, and oxybutynin. These d…
47y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis
… and dehydration from walking 26km barefoot. Clinical staff considered differential diagnoses including neuroleptic malignant syndrome and infection. Despite family concerns about immobilization from sedation potentiall…
30y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in an overweight man with comorbidities (including rec…
…security unavailability despite available mental health beds; (4) Earlier extubation might have reduced VTE risk but was not definitively preventable. No SAC1 investigation occurred at FSH, severely limiting root-cause a…
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