56 results for “recurrent respiratory infections”
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
11y · Female·Pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy secondary to KCNQ2 developmental and epile…
…ld girl with severe cerebral 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-mo…
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…
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…
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 …
38y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy
…s and oesophagitis, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was dependent on PEG feeding and had a history of recurrent respiratory infections. In the two months before death, he developed increased spasms and seizure activi…
28y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…ith severe cerebral palsy and epilepsy died from aspiration pneumonia. He was admitted to hospital with respiratory distress on 14 June 2011, where a palliative care approach was agreed with his mother given his severe …
60y · Female·Focal pneumonia in a woman with emphysema and ischaemic heart disease
… died of focal pneumonia at Graylands Hospital. She had been an involuntary patient with multiple prior respiratory arrests, aspiration pneumonia episodes, and recurrent chest infections requiring ICU-level care. On the…
55y · Male·Complications of fibrosing alveolitis
…Majinski, a 55-year-old prisoner with severe fibrosing alveolitis, pulmonary hypertension, diabetes, and recurrent infections, died from complications of his lung disease while incarcerated. He received intensive medica…
31y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with intellectual disability and epilepsy (palliat…
…iration pneumonia at Maroondah Hospital. Following a COVID-19 infection in December 2023, he experienced recurrent respiratory tract infections and aspiration episodes. In April 2024, his GP managed suspected upper resp…
61y · Male·Natural causes unascertained
…in 2020 and required 24/7 care. He experienced progressive decline with multiple comorbidities including recurrent urinary tract infections, aspiration pneumonia, and dysphagia. He was discharged from hospital on 14 Apr…
37y · Male·Pseudomonas pneumonia
…mber 2022 with a febrile illness related to PEG tube issues and received antibiotic therapy for multiple infections. Despite treatment, he developed antibiotic resistance and his condition deteriorated. The coroner found…
67y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with contributing chronic schizophrenia
…ng feeding precautions (sitting upright, teaspoon feeding, avoiding feeding when drowsy), he experienced recurrent aspiration episodes. Expert psychiatric review concluded his psychiatric medications were appropriate, d…
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