33 results for “oesophageal dysphagia”
69y · Female·Complications of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (palliated)
…llectual disability and Lewy body dementia living in NDIS-funded supported accommodation, presented with dysphagia and weight loss. Gastroscopy revealed oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma with severe stricture. She was…
66y · Male·metastatic oesophageal cancer
A 66-year-old man detained under criminal legislation died from metastatic oesophageal cancer at a hospital providing palliative care. He presented with weight loss and dysphagia in late 201…
64y · Male·Consequences of metastatic oesophageal carcinoma with Stanford B dissection thor…
Jose Manuel Xavier, a 64-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic oesophageal carcinoma with a contributing Stanford B thoracic aortic dissection. He was diagnosed with oesophageal …
80y · Male·metastatic oesophageal cancer
Josef Lear, an 80-year-old prisoner, died of metastatic oesophageal cancer at the Royal Darwin Hospital Hospice on 7 March 2021. He presented with progressive dysphagia, c…
56y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis secondary to airways obstruction from squamous cell carci…
Edgar Forrester, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man, died of aspiration pneumonitis secondary to oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma with metastases while in custody. He presented with progressive dysphagia from …
64y · Female·COVID-19 and aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy
Ms N, a 64-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from COVID-19 complicated by aspiration pneumonia. She present…
31y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with intellectual disability and epilepsy (palliat…
…eron James Stewart, a 31-year-old man with severe cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died of aspiration pneumonia at Maroondah Hospital. Following a COVID-19 infection in December 2023, he…
73y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…tion pneumonia complicated by a small bowel obstruction. He had cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, dysphagia, and was at high risk of aspiration. He presented with vomiting and was admitted for suspected aspiratio…
18y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a setting of acquired brain injury from non-accidental h…
…cerebral palsy, tetraparesis, aphasia, visual impairment, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and gastro-oesophageal reflux. After transitioning to community care at age 18, he developed recurrent aspiration pneumonia re…
81y · Female·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia
An 81-year-old woman with severe dysphagia and right hemiplegia from previous stroke died of aspiration pneumonia after vomiting while sleeping fol…
86y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia
…epair of a femoral neck fracture sustained in a fall at home. He had significant comorbidities including dysphagia with aspiration risk, severe malnutrition, asbestosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and prior strokes. The Coroni…
55y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy (spastic quadriparesis)
Raylene Barbara Armstrong, a 55-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, spastic quadriparesis, dysphagia and achalasia, died from aspiration pneumonia. She had a complex medical history requiring pureed foods …
61y · Male·metastatic oesophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma
Terrence Wells, a 61-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic oesophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma in December 2018. Cancer was diagnosed in April 2018 after he reported difficu…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to cerebral palsy
Maria Presti, 62-year-old non-verbal woman with cerebral palsy and dysphagia living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia with acute kidney injury a…
11y · Female·pneumonia complicating cytomegalovirus embryopathy
Queenie Michaels, an 11-year-old Aboriginal girl with cytomegalovirus embryopathy and severe physical and cognitive disabilities, died from pneumonia at home while in government care. She had been fostered by Mr and Mrs …
81y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
An 81-year-old woman with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy and dysphagia died from aspiration pneumonia. She resided in DHHS care with appropriate preventative measures in place…
72y · Female·Bronchopneumonia
… delay. Clinical lessons include the importance of swallowing assessment implementation in patients with dysphagia risk factors and rapid response to signs of acute illness in vulnerable elderly residents.
39y · Male·Choking on a food bolus
Mark Capovilla, a 39-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from choking on food at his day program. He had a documented choking risk but lacked a current mea…
53y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of oesophageal cancer and ischaemic heart d…
Anthony Stephen Gibson, aged 53, died in hospital from aspiration pneumonia secondary to oesophageal cancer and ischaemic heart disease. He was serving a prison sentence and was shackled to his bed throug…
57y · Male·aspiration pneumonia in an intellectually disabled man
Stewart Padgham, a 57-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and multiple comorbidities, died from aspiration pneumonia. He presented with vomiting, difficulty swallowing, and respiratory symptoms on…
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