123 results for “pulmonary aspiration”
56y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest
…vealed multiple contributing cardiac and respiratory pathology: myocardial fibrosis with mural thrombus, pulmonary thromboembolism, chronic liver disease with portal hypertension, and pulmonary fibrosis. The sequence of…
52y · Female·Respiratory failure due to recurrent aspiration pneumonia; Down syndrome as unde…
…Down syndrome and profound intellectual disability, died from respiratory failure secondary to recurrent aspiration pneumonia while in residential care. She had a documented history of chronic aspiration pneumonia and pu…
62y · Male·Pulmonary oedema and aspiration in the setting of Down Syndrome and chronic obst…
James Robert Burns, a 62-year-old man with Down syndrome and COPD, died from pulmonary oedema and aspiration at Sunshine Hospital. He was an NDIS participant residing in specialist disability…
90y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to pulmonary fibrosis and dementia
A 90-year-old man with advanced dementia and terminal pulmonary fibrosis died of aspiration pneumonia at a residential aged care facility. He had experienced multiple s…
75y · Female·Pneumonia
…ility accommodation, died of pneumonia following a short hospital admission. She presented with signs of aspiration pneumonia and was found to have advanced rectal carcinoma with pulmonary metastases on post-mortem imagi…
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating catatonia and depression in the setting of met…
…Russell, a 76-year-old woman with metastatic bladder cancer, catatonia, and severe depression, died from aspiration pneumonia at St Vincent's Hospital. She was a compulsory patient under the Mental Health Act after prese…
59y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to recurrent anal squamous cell carcinoma with su…
Michael King, 59, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to recurrent anal squamous cell carcinoma following total pelvic exenteration surger…
45y · Female·Complications of end stage renal failure in the setting of intellectual disabili…
…. After presenting with acute respiratory distress in February 2011, she was admitted in March 2011 with aspiration pneumonia, fluid overload and pulmonary oedema. Palliative care was initiated and she died shortly after…
72y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and small bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic bowel c…
…a 72-year-old man with intellectual disability, severe dysphagia, and metastatic bowel cancer, died from aspiration pneumonia and small bowel obstruction. He had recurrent respiratory tract infections and presented to ho…
59y · Male·Combined effects of acute on chronic pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism
…n with intellectual disability and minimal verbal communication died from acute on chronic pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism. He had a long history of recurrent UTIs, chest infections, and significant swallowing d…
86y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia
…ral 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 Coronial Medical Consu…
75y · Male·Complications of multiple cardiac and respiratory comorbidities
…iac and respiratory comorbidities died in prison from complications of his underlying conditions. He had pulmonary arterial hypertension, right ventricular failure, chronic lung disease, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthrit…
77y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating retropharyngeal plasmacytoma, cervical myelopa…
Philip Walker, 77, died of aspiration pneumonia complicating retropharyngeal plasmacytoma, cervical myelopathy, COPD and atrial fibrillation w…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of refractory focal status epilepticus
…th cognitive decline, brain tumour history, and multiple comorbidities including severe sleep apnoea and pulmonary hypertension, died from aspiration pneumonia during refractory focal status epilepticus. She presented w…
51y · Female·Complications of Huntington's disease
…l management by her treating team and care facility was deemed appropriate. The case highlights risks of aspiration and respiratory complications in advanced Huntington's disease, and the importance of documenting patien…
56y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia in a man with respiratory insufficiency and Down's Syndrome
…. Despite oxygen and IV fluids, his conscious state did not improve and he was palliated. Autopsy showed pulmonary congestion, chronic obstructive airways disease changes, and cerebellar hypoxic changes. Clinical lesson…
60y · Male·Pulmonary Thromboembolism
…r-old man with Huntington's disease and epilepsy living in supported disability accommodation, died from pulmonary thromboembolism following hospitalization for seizures. He was admitted to Austin Hospital on 21 Februar…
71y · Male·Sudden death in a man with chronic aspiration pneumonia, COVID-19 infection, sch…
…nd seizure disorder living in a disability care facility, died from sudden death associated with chronic aspiration pneumonia and concurrent COVID-19 infection. The autopsy revealed extensive chronic aspiration pneumonia…
15y · Female·cardiac and respiratory arrest following pulmonary aspiration
…evere cerebral palsy and multiple medical complications, died from cardiac and respiratory arrest due to pulmonary aspiration. She had an Advance Care Directive (ACD) in place specifying no CPR, but resuscitation was in…
61y · Male·Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents (post seizure) due to chronic communica…
Michael Phillip Hyde-Wyatt, aged 61, died from pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents following a seizure. He had chronic communicating hydrocephalus and encep…
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