83 results for “recurrent infections”
60y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating Down syndrome
…nd dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Royal Melbourne Hospital. He had a documented history of recurrent chest infections and pneumonia. After initial improvement on antibiotics, he developed a febrile episode…
66y · Male·Bronchopneumonia
…piration pneumonia. He had been admitted 13 times in the preceding 12 months for chest and urinary tract infections. In January 2013, following an aged care assessment, a palliative approach was agreed given his rapidly …
43y · Female·Hypostatic bronchopneumonia in the setting of birth-related brain injury
… permanent resident in Department of Human Services care requiring constant support. She had experienced recurrent chest infections and progressive decline in the four weeks prior to death. An ambulance was called when …
50y · Male·Complications of urosepsis in the setting of T3/4 paraplegia
…dhood injury, was residing in supported accommodation. He had a chronic indwelling urinary catheter with recurrent infections. On 24 August 2015, his long-term GP prescribed antibiotics for a urinary tract infection. La…
59y · Male·Combined effects of acute on chronic pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism
…mmunication died from acute on chronic pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism. He had a long history of recurrent UTIs, chest infections, and significant swallowing dysfunction. During his final admission, recurrent as…
54y · Female·Multiple organ failure, due to pneumonia in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndro…
…ie Ann Hermans, a 54-year-old Aboriginal woman with Guillain-Barré syndrome, quadriplegia, diabetes, and recurrent infections, died from multiple organ failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia during an ICU admission …
5y · Female·Pneumonia as a complication of septo-optic cerebral dysplasia
…n state care under joint guardianship from age 10 months. Over 18 months prior to death, she experienced recurrent chest infections with increasing frequency. She was admitted to Alice Springs Hospital on 15 February 20…
53y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with Down syndrome and dementia; epilepsy
Raymond Giles, a 53-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, epilepsy and recurrent chest infections, died of pneumonia while in residential care. On the morning of his death, staff noted …
65y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia with Down syndrome as underlying condition
…from aspiration pneumonia with severe oropharyngeal dysphagia as a contributing factor. She had suffered recurrent chest infections throughout her residence at a nursing home and was PEG-fed for total nutritional needs.…
64y · Female·Cholecystitis with significant contributing condition of secondary progressive m…
…lerosis residing in supported accommodation, died from cholecystitis following admission to hospital for recurrent gallbladder infections. She was deemed unsuitable for surgical intervention due to her poor prognosis an…
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…Down's syndrome living in supported residential care, died from aspiration pneumonia. He had experienced recurrent respiratory infections from 2012 onwards, with declining mobility and health in his final years. The cor…
53y · Male·Sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia
… disability accommodation, died from sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia. He had a known history of recurrent chest infections and swallowing disorder. He presented to hospital with fever and unusual breathing on 2…
64y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with cerebral palsy as a contributing factor
A 64-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, dysphagia, and recurrent respiratory infections died of aspiration pneumonia. He was receiving disability support services throug…
92y · Female·Complications of congestive cardiac failure (palliated) in an elderly woman with…
This case involves an elderly woman with congestive cardiac failure, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities who died in a Department of Human Services residential care facility. In late September 2012, she d…
72y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and small bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic bowel c…
…sphagia, and metastatic bowel cancer, died from aspiration pneumonia and small bowel obstruction. He had recurrent respiratory tract infections and presented to hospital on 18 June with shortness of breath and abdominal…
63y · Female·Acute on chronic lung disease in the setting of multiple comorbidities including…
… including cerebral palsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, West syndrome, chronic kidney disease, dysphagia and recurrent urinary tract infections. She was non-verbal and required support with all daily living activities. In J…
68y · Male·Community acquired chest infection secondary to C6 quadriplegia secondary to rem…
… 1972 diving accident, died from community-acquired chest infection complicated by heart failure. He had recurrent respiratory and urinary tract infections related to his spinal cord injury. In May-June 2024, he present…
11y · Female·Pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy secondary to KCNQ2 developmental and epile…
…al palsy, epilepsy, and multiple complex medical conditions including central respiratory depression and recurrent chest infections. She died from pneumonia at home in August 2023 after a 12-month period of global neuro…
55y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with Down Syndrome
…n Thomas King, a 55-year-old man with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, asthma, bronchiectasis and recurrent chest infections, died from community-acquired pneumonia. He was treated by his general practitioner on …
55y · Male·Urosepsis and pneumonia, with contributing factor of Down syndrome
…d intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, died from urosepsis and pneumonia following recurrent urinary tract infections. He had multiple UTIs during 2020, with a documented sepsis admission in August…
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