75 results for “respiratory distress syndrome”
52y · Male·Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Neville Towner, a 52-year-old man serving a life sentence, died from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to severe community-acquired pneumonia. He presented to hospital on …
76y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to right pneumonectomy and chronic obstructive air…
… was detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. On 21 May 2000, he collapsed with acute respiratory distress syndrome and was transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital. Despite treatment with antibiotics, s…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
…ical disorder living in supported residential care, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. She developed symptoms of gastroenteritis on 24-25 August 2019, progressing to respi…
64y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis on a background of end-stage disseminated small c…
A 64-year-old prisoner with end-stage disseminated small cell lung cancer died from respiratory failure and sepsis at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had presented with collapse, fever, and hypotension i…
46y · Male·Diffuse Alveolar Damage (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) as a consequence o…
…osed with severe bilateral pneumonia. Despite intubation and mechanical ventilation, he developed Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and died. An independent respiratory physician review confirmed all management decisi…
58y · Male·Pneumonia and urosepsis in a man with multiple comorbidities including Down synd…
Alan James Drake, 58-year-old man with Down syndrome and multiple comorbidities, died of pneumonia and urosepsis. He presented to his GP on 16 July with suspe…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with a left middle cerebral artery stroke (palliat…
…middle cerebral artery stroke on 6 October 2011. He developed aspiration pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome, deep vein thrombosis, and heart failure. Despite initial improvement and rehabilitat…
70y · Male·The combined effects of the complications of ventilation associated pneumonia, a…
…he died on 17 May 2019. The cause of death was complications of ventilation-associated pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following an unknown triggering event. Possible…
2y · Female·pneumonia in a child with reported recent flu-like illness (multiple viral detec…
Armarnie-Bree Elliott, a 2-year-old with Angelman syndrome, died from pneumonia complicated by oxycodone toxicity. She developed flu-like symptoms in late April whi…
48y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with Angelman syndrome
Jason Hosie, a 48-year-old man with Angelman syndrome and profound intellectual disability, died from aspiration pneumonia following a lung infection. He was r…
15y · Unknown·acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting from multi-organ failure as a cons…
Child A, aged 15, died from acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting from multi-organ failure due to disseminated tuberculosis. He presented to …
57y · Male·sepsis and multiple organ failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia
… stomach. Within one hour, Mr Fenton aspirated gastric contents, developing aspiration pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and ultimately sepsis with multiple organ failure leading to death on 1 October 2017…
66y · Male·Undetermined (natural causes)
A 66-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions including Parkinson's disease, spastic gait syndrome, cognitive impairment, atrial fibrillation, and swallowing difficulties died at his supported disability …
64y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Raymond Dempster, a 64-year-old man with severe Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and dysphagia, died of pneumonia following aspiration. He had experienced recurrent aspiration pneumonia …
53y · Female·Respiratory failure due to community acquired pneumonia and acute pulmonary oede…
Tracy Louise Walford, age 53, with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, and early-onset Alzheimer's disease, lived in Specialist Disability Accommodati…
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 m…
57y · Male·Type 2 respiratory failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia
A 57-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, and a history of aspiration pneumonia died from type 2 respiratory failure secondary to aspira…
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and L…
A 57-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome died from aspiration pneumonia following a short hospital admission. He had a history of recurrent aspira…
54y · Female·Complications of progressive dysphagia in a woman with Down syndrome and dementi…
Llona Doolan, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome and dementia, died from complications of progressive dysphagia. She was admitted to Western Hospital with…
84y · Female·multi-organ failure arising from Staphylococcal septicaemia
Laurel Jean Shaw, aged 84, died from multi-organ failure secondary to Staphylococcal septicaemia. She was detained under a Mental Health Act order for Lewy Body Dementia when she developed MRSA pneumonia and sepsis on 15…
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