12 results for “sleep study”
4y · Male·hypoxic brain injury complicating out of hospital cardiac arrest (unknown cause)
Xavier Hart, a 4-year-old boy with obstructive sleep apnoea due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy, was found unresponsive and apnoeic at home on 21 December 2011. …
38y · Male·combined effects of acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly
…ied in custody from acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly. He had longstanding obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), obesity, asthma, and hypertension. Critical missed opportunities included: failure to formal…
43y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy due to out of hospital cardiac arrest, secondar…
Richard Navarro, a 43-year-old man with severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), morbid obesity, hypertension, and recurrent pneumonia, died of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopa…
Female·Multiple: undetermined consistent with overlaying (Naomi Kade); undetermined pos…
… infant deaths (aged 1 month to 10 months) occurring between July 2007 and November 2008, all involving co-sleeping with adults. Deaths were attributed to undetermined causes, possible overlaying, or suffocation. Key fi…
24y · Male·gunshot wound to the head
…whether family members should have been permitted direct contact, the impact of constant communication and sleep deprivation on decision-making, and the appropriateness of tactical adjustments. The coroner concluded the…
3y · Female·bronchopneumonia in an infant with obstructive sleep apnoea
A 3-year-old Aboriginal girl died from bronchopneumonia complicated by severe obstructive sleep apnoea. She had rapid-onset childhood obesity (36 kg at death; normal weight 14-16 kg) with multiple cardi…
2y · Male·head injury due to accidental fall from bed
…ntestinal symptoms affecting food and fluid intake for several days, lay down to rest and fell into deeper sleep than intended due to fatigue. While unsupervised, Luke fell from his bed, striking his head. A 9-year-old …
46y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy (acute complication with sudden cardiac arrhythmia)
…th bipolar/schizoaffective disorder, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, morbid obesity, severe obstructive sleep apnoea, and pulmonary hypertension died from acute dilated cardiomyopathy with sudden arrhythmia. She pres…
68y · Male·Complications of a witnessed airway obstruction from food bolus in a man with dy…
A 68-year-old man with dysphagia and bipolar disorder died from airway obstruction and aspiration pneumonia after choking on a sandwich brought by his wife during a supervised hospital meal. He had been admitted with wor…
10y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiorespiratory arrest due to compl…
AA, a 10-year-old boy with morbid obesity and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died from hypoxic brain injury after a cardiorespiratory arrest. He had been admitted to hospital …
41y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with WHO Class III obesity
Michael Suckling, a 41-year-old Aboriginal man, died in prison from cardiomegaly secondary to morbid obesity (BMI 54.5). He gained approximately 117kg during his 3-year incarceration, with rapid initial weight gain from …
36y · Female·respiratory depression after loss of consciousness caused by mixed drug toxicity…
Rebecca Maher, a 36-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from respiratory depression caused by mixed drug toxicity (high levels of Alprazolam and Methadone) while detained as an intoxicated person at Maitland police station. …
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