133 results for “obstructive sleep apnoea”
76y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis in the context of obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, an…
A 76-year-old man with significant comorbidities including severe obstructive sleep apnoea, obesity, aortic stenosis, and ischaemic heart disease died from acute coronary atheroscle…
47y · Male·Unascertained; most likely cardiac arrhythmia possibly triggered by obstructive …
David Horne, a 47-year-old man with bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died suddenly at Maroondah Hospital while under compulsory psychiatric treatment. He expe…
4y · Male·hypoxic brain injury complicating out of hospital cardiac arrest (unknown cause)
Xavier Hart, a 4-year-old boy with obstructive sleep apnoea due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy, was found unresponsive and apnoeic at home on 21 Decemb…
27y · Male·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (driver)
… stop at a stop sign in December 2016. The coroner found it highly probable Voss had undiagnosed severe obstructive sleep apnoea at the time of collision, likely contributing to his failure to brake. While no criticism …
40y · Female·Complications of WHO Class III Obesity
…rtin, a 40-year-old Aboriginal woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, WHO Class III obesity, and obstructive sleep apnoea, died of sudden cardiac complications seven days after psychiatric admission. She was seda…
48y · Male·Fatal cardiac arrhythmia which was the result of obstructive sleep apnoea
Jason Radford, a 48-year-old First Nations man, died of fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to obstructive sleep apnoea while in custody at Junee Correctional Centre. He had multiple comorbidities including obe…
43y · Female·Complications of morbid obesity, including progressive respiratory and cardiac f…
…id obesity (BMI 54.4) including progressive respiratory and cardiac failure, exacerbated by smoking and obstructive sleep apnoea. She was subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Order for schizophrenia at time of death. The …
45y · Female·Type 2 respiratory failure and aspiration pneumonia on a background of end-stage…
Leonie Jeisman, a 45-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), schizoaffective disorder, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnoea, died from Ty…
45y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
…ain, PTSD, depression and anxiety managed with oxycodone and diazepam. He also had obesity and probable obstructive sleep apnoea. Post-mortem examination revealed these CNS-depressant medications acted synergistically t…
54y · Female·Multi-organ failure following a decreased level of consciousness caused by compl…
… died of multi-organ failure following a prolonged period of unconsciousness caused by a combination of obstructive and central sleep apnoea complicated by sedating substances. On 2 June 2008, while suffering migraine, …
73y · Male·Complications of multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (car vs…
A 73-year-old man with extensive medical comorbidities including severe biventricular heart failure, COPD, sleep apnoea, and hypertension experienced a medical episode while driving, causing him to cross into oncoming t…
48y · Male·unascertained
…unexpectedly in hospital on 31 December 2018 while an involuntary psychiatric patient. He had untreated obstructive sleep apnoea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome diagnosed shortly before admission. During his psychi…
37y · Female·morbid obesity with dilated cardiomyopathy and obstructive sleep apnoea
…ld woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died of morbid obesity with dilated cardiomyopathy and obstructive sleep apnoea. She was prescribed clozapine, an effective but potentially cardiotoxic antipsychotic for …
61y · Female·Pneumonia in a woman with multiple co-morbidities
A 61-year-old woman with significant comorbidities including congenital hydrocephalus, stroke, obstructive sleep apnoea, and previous pneumonia with respiratory arrest (2017) died of pneumonia in hospital. She …
43y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy due to out of hospital cardiac arrest, secondar…
Richard Navarro, a 43-year-old man with severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), morbid obesity, hypertension, and recurrent pneumonia, died of hypoxic ischaemic en…
83y · Female·pneumonia with generalised atherosclerosis as a significant contributor
…lised atherosclerosis as a significant contributor. She had multiple comorbidities including COPD, asthma, sleep apnoea and heart disease, complicated by recent falls and repeated pneumonia requiring intubation. After f…
62y · Female·Complications of WHO Class III obesity in a woman with epilepsy
…. Over months prior to death, her treating GP noted gradual respiratory decline related to obesity-related sleep apnoea and hypoventilation syndrome. On 1 January 2025, she was found unresponsive in her home after a sud…
51y · Male·combined effects of dilated cardiomyopathy with myocardial fibrosis and prescrip…
…e was an involuntary forensic psychiatric patient with treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder and obstructive sleep apnoea. While expert evidence confirmed excellent psychiatric and cardiac care, clinicians should…
68y · Male·decompensated heart failure with pulmonary hypertensive crisis complicated by pn…
…ospital. Key clinical issues identified were: (1) unavailability of his CPAP machine despite documented obstructive sleep apnoea requiring it in the community; (2) mobility barriers limiting access to the prison health …
64y · Female·fatal cardiac arrhythmia in a lady with obstructed sleep apnoea, obesity and suf…
A 64-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, severe obstructive sleep apnoea, obesity and diabetes presented with acute psychotic relapse following stress and sleep de…
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