25 results for “obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome”
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
45y · Male·Fulminant cardio-pulmonary decompression sickness incidental to deep water techn…
…d experienced recreational diver with multiple medical conditions including obesity, hypertension, Conn's syndrome, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died from fulminant cardio-pulmonary decompression sickness followi…
44y · Male·unascertained
…esity (BMI 41.6). In December 2022, he showed signs of significant deterioration including extreme daytime sleepiness, low oxygen saturation (90-91%), and facial swelling from a dental issue. Medical staff recommended h…
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, …
3y · Female·bronchopneumonia in an infant with obstructive sleep apnoea
A 3-year-old Aboriginal girl died from bronchopneumonia complicated by severe obstructive sleep apnoea. She had rapid-onset childhood obesity (36 kg at death; normal weight 14-16 kg) with multi…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of refractory focal status epilepticus
…2-year-old woman with cognitive decline, brain tumour history, and multiple comorbidities including severe sleep apnoea and pulmonary hypertension, died from aspiration pneumonia during refractory focal status epileptic…
46y · Male·Cardiomegaly in the setting of hypoventilation syndrome in an obese man with sch…
A 46-year-old man with schizophrenia, COPD, hypoventilation syndrome, obesity and cardiomegaly died suddenly on a psychiatric inpatient unit from a cardiac arrhythmia. He had…
36y · Male·Complications of morbid obesity, including cardiac enlargement, aspiration of ga…
A 36-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and Capgras syndrome died from complications of morbid obesity (183.5 kg, BMI 45.3). He was discharged from hospital on 14 Jan…
41y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary atherosclerosis, resulting in sudden…
A 41-year-old man with multiple cardiac risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, family history) presented with chest pain and was diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome.…
44y · Female·Complications of a lung abscess with contributing factors of Down's syndrome and…
Melissa Cunningham, a 44-year-old woman with Down's syndrome and severe obesity, died from complications of a lung abscess. She required a CPAP machine for sleep apno…
30y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest of unknown aetiolog…
… 2021, she experienced symptoms consistent with opioid intoxication (nausea, vomiting, drowsiness). While asleep that night, she likely experienced respiratory depression from the combination of buprenorphine, obesity, …
75y · Female·multiple injuries due to or as a consequence of motor vehicle collision
…le collision after drifting into oncoming traffic. She had multiple medical conditions including diabetes, sleep apnoea, chronic back pain, osteoarthritis, and recurrent falls. Despite a previous licence cancellation in…
54y · Female·sepsis
Ms Julie Stephens, aged 54, was admitted to Frankston Hospital on 5 December 2008 with a chest infection and multiple comorbidities including cardiac failure, respiratory failure, and obesity. She deteriorated with septi…
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