658 results for “palliative care management”
62y · Female·Metastatic Breast Cancer
…2-year-old woman with autism and severe intellectual disability, died from metastatic breast cancer at a palliative care unit. She had resided in residential care since childhood with substantial family support. Diagnose…
41y · Female·Metastatic oesophageal carcinoma
…en diagnosed with stage 4 inoperable oesophageal cancer in June 2022 and was appropriately managed via a palliative care pathway with Eastern Palliative Care and her GP, receiving oxycodone for pain management. In her fi…
54y · Female·Complications of metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
…who died from complications of metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. She had been appropriately transitioned to palliative care in 2024 after her cancer progressed despite chemotherapy and surgery. In her final weeks, she exper…
50y · Male·Advanced Parkinson's disease
…-old man with advanced Parkinson's disease died of natural causes at Austin Hospital after admission for palliative care management of progressive fatigue, reduced oral intake, pain from dystonias/rigidity, and ongoing s…
85y · Male·Incised wounds to the wrist
…ip pain from an ischiorectal abscess died from incised wrist wounds sustained in a nursing home while in palliative care. He had expressed wishes to die, discussed euthanasia, and resisted resuscitation efforts. The coro…
69y · Male·Complications of Downs syndrome and dementia (palliated)
…ospital admission in September 2018 for declining health and a prolonged seizure, he was discharged with palliative care recommencing through a community palliative care unit. He remained at his residence for end-of-life…
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating locally advanced non-small cell carcinoma of l…
…ating locally advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma. His illness was identified in late February 2025 when carers noted deterioration; chemotherapy was deemed inappropriate. He received palliative care at home and was r…
54y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to Alzheimer's dementia complicating Down's Syndr…
…tic courses over two weeks, her condition deteriorated with increased respiratory distress and secretion management issues. Palliative care was appropriately initiated on 13 November with an Advanced Care Directive estab…
62y · Male·Severe congestive heart failure and ischaemic cardiomyopathy
A 62-year-old man with intellectual disability living in supported residential care presented to the emergency department with breathlessness and was diagnosed with chronic heart disease and …
79y · Female·General inanition due to advanced vascular dementia on a background of ischaemic…
… residential detention. In July 2014, following aggressive leukaemia transformation, she was placed on a Palliative Care Order with a do-not-resuscitate directive, with care transferred to Dr C. (palliative care expertis…
67y · Male·Metastatic gastric cancer
…, intellectual disability, epilepsy and multiple comorbidities, died from metastatic gastric cancer in a palliative care unit. He was diagnosed with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma in June 2023 and, after expressing he…
93y · Female·Pneumonia
…mber, she developed a chest infection requiring hospitalisation and antibiotics. She was discharged with palliative care referral. Despite appropriate clinical management including antimicrobial therapy and palliative ca…
57y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating metastatic and locally advanced primary adenocarci…
…ocarcinoma. He was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in February 2016 while incarcerated and opted for palliative care, declining chemotherapy. He received appropriate medical assessment across 98 prison medical visits…
64y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with dysphagia and acquired brain injury
John Gale, a 64-year-old man with acquired brain injury and severe intellectual disability living in state care, died from aspiration pneumonia following a fall and pneumonia diagnosis in May 2016. He was transferred ba…
74y · Female·Metastatic duodenal carcinoma
… pulmonary emboli (off anticoagulation for two weeks). Ms Barber declined aggressive treatment and chose palliative care. She was discharged back to Thomas Embling on 12 May 2021 with Melbourne City Mission Palliative Ca…
65y · Male·Complications following a malignant bowel obstruction in a man with multiple com…
…olon narrowing suspicious for malignancy in August 2023, and a decision was made not to pursue operative management after discussion with the surgical team and family. He was admitted in September 2023 with non-resolving…
62y · Male·Metastatic prostate cancer
…tody. Diagnosed in 2013 with widespread bone, lymph node and liver metastases, he received high-standard palliative and oncological care including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and pain management through the Princess Alex…
48y · Male·Anaplastic astrocytoma
…, intellectual disability, epilepsy and a progressive anaplastic astrocytoma, died in the Werribee Mercy Palliative Care Unit from his brain tumour. He had undergone multiple surgical resections and chemotherapy since 19…
53y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy
…l disability residing in supported accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. She had been receiving palliative care following terminal decline noted in July 2024. The coroner found no evidence of deficient clinical …
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of multiple sclerosis
…isle Nelson, aged 66, died from aspiration pneumonia in the setting of end-stage multiple sclerosis at a palliative care unit. He had lived in specialist disability accommodation as an NDIS participant for many years. Hi…
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