45 results for “scoliosis”
3y · Male·cerebral oedema which caused coning at the base of the brain, caused by post-ope…
A 3-year-old boy died from cerebral oedema caused by post-operative hyponatraemia following scoliosis correction surgery. The operation was successful, but severe hyponatraemia developed in the early hours …
51y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy
A 51-year-old man with severe scoliosis and cerebral palsy died from aspiration pneumonia. He had a documented history of aspiration risk requir…
48y · Male·Pulmonary fibrosis associated with scoliosis
William Ian Davenport, a 48-year-old man with Trisomy 4p, scoliosis, and multiple comorbidities died from pulmonary fibrosis associated with scoliosis. He presented with pr…
38y · Male·abdominal and chest sepsis complicating iatrogenic left pneumothorax and laparot…
A 38-year-old man with chromosome 1 short arm deletion syndrome, intellectual disability, and scoliosis died from sepsis following iatrogenic pneumothorax and emergency laparotomy for small bowel obstruction.…
31y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
Travis Wayne Freeman, a 31-year-old man with cerebral palsy, scoliosis, and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia at Warragul Hospital on 13 June 2007, five days after admi…
51y · Female·Status epilepticus on a background of Lennox Gastaut syndrome and cerebral palsy
…izures despite multiple anti-epileptic medications. A PEG tube was deemed too high-risk given her severe scoliosis and anatomical distortion. Palliative care was appropriately initiated with an advance care directive in…
12y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure due to acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus in the contex…
Samantha Rose Spence, 12 years old, died two days after spinal fusion surgery for severe scoliosis. She had a pre-existing, asymptomatic Chiari type 1 malformation detected on pre-operative MRI of her sp…
7y · Female·respiratory failure from severe scoliosis due to Murray Valley encephalitis
Ruby Blitner died from respiratory failure secondary to severe scoliosis caused by Murray Valley encephalitis acquired at age two. Her clinical course involved progressive respi…
17y · Male·bronchopneumonia following epileptic seizure in a boy with a history of cerebral…
… Australia. Born in 1997 with congenital brain stem abnormalities, underdeveloped cerebellum, and severe scoliosis, he required 24-hour care. Initially placed with his biological mother, concerns about his care standard…
56y · Male·Unascertained (likely natural causes)
Robert Louis Gerrard, a 56-year-old man with longstanding muscular dystrophy, osteoporosis, scoliosis and respiratory issues, died in supported residential care. He reported feeling unwell on 6 September 20…
60y · Female·Non-operative management of ruptured oesophagus (palliated)
Virginia Harris, a 60-year-old woman with epilepsy and intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, presented with abdominal pain on 18 March 2023. Initial examination by her GP showed mild tenderness that …
44y · Male·aspiration and intellectual disability
Andrew Wilson, a 44-year-old man with intellectual disability, epilepsy, asthma, and severe scoliosis, died from aspiration in a community residential unit. He had been prescribed a laxative and enema for c…
59y · Male·Complications of epilepsy and cerebral palsy
Roger Henderson, aged 59, died from complications of epilepsy and cerebral palsy at Bacchus Marsh Hospital. He was a resident of a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) facility under the NDIS with profound intellect…
38y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy
Argyrios Carras, a 38-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, scoliosis and oesophagitis, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was dependent on PEG feeding and had a history of r…
4y · Male·chronic degenerative damage (complications) from neonatal cerebral palsy
Baby M was a 4.5-year-old Aboriginal boy with severe neonatal cerebral palsy causing quadriplegia, intellectual disability, seizures, blindness, and severe gastro-oesophageal reflux. He died unexpectedly at home from chr…
5y · Female·Pneumonia as a complication of septo-optic cerebral dysplasia
Shareya Shannon was a 5-year-old Aboriginal girl with septo-optic dysplasia, a rare congenital brain malformation causing profound developmental delay, spastic quadriparesis, poorly controlled epilepsy, hearing and visua…
66y · Male·sepsis following bacteraemia caused by transurethral catheter insertion
A 66-year-old man with severe dementia and multiple comorbidities died from sepsis following bacteraemia after a routine indwelling urinary catheter change at a nursing home. The catheter insertion was traumatic, resulti…
53y · Female·acutely decompensated congestive cardiac failure due to blunt traumatic injuries…
A 53-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability and scoliosis died from acute decompensated congestive cardiac failure following blunt traumatic injuries sustained in…
37y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
A 37-year-old man with chronic pain from scoliosis and recurrent pancreatitis died from mixed drug toxicity. Over four months, he obtained prescriptions fr…
39y · Female·Sepsis and renal failure secondary to a perinephric abscess
A 39-year-old woman with quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy residing in supported accommodation developed a perinephric abscess detected when staff noticed a raised area on her lower back. She presented to hospit…
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