11 results for “terminal agitation”
40y · Male·metastatic malignant melanoma
… until the third presentation. Brain metastases and C6 spinal involvement were subsequently found. During terminal admission, he developed confusion and agitation from brain metastases and pain, necessitating an Inpatien…
47y · Male·glioblastoma of the brain (glioblastoma multiforme, left frontal lobe)
…l. His brain tumour in the left frontal lobe caused behavioural changes including aggression, confusion, agitation and poor impulse control. He was detained under the Mental Health Act 1993 on 2 June 2007 after becoming…
69y · Male·end-stage interstitial lung disease and chronic congestive cardiac failure
…urrent acute exacerbations requiring hospitalisation. During his final admission, he developed delirium, agitation and aggressive behaviour with repeated removal of his oxygen mask despite respiratory distress. A Level …
28y · Male·Bronchopneumonia caused by metastatic lung cancer (adenocarcinoma)
Damien Hughes, a 28-year-old Aboriginal man serving a prison sentence, died from bronchopneumonia caused by metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. He presented with a two-week history of chest swelling in April 2012 and was pro…
78y · Female·advanced dementia (end stage)
…a treatment. After admission to RGH on 23 August 2017 with escalating behavioural disturbances including agitation, aggression, and falls, she was placed on an Inpatient Treatment Order. She required physical restraint …
58y · Female·aspiration pneumonia following palliative treatment for frontotemporal dementia
…, died of aspiration pneumonia on 18 September 2014 at Roy Fagan Centre following palliative sedation for terminal frontotemporal dementia. She had been severely distressed with uncontrolled behavioural and psychiatric s…
89y · Male·pneumonia on a background of advanced Parkinson's disease and dementia
…bject to an Inpatient Treatment Order and required chemical and physical restraint due to aggression and agitation. Aspiration pneumonia developed, likely multifactorial from his neurodegenerative disease, sedating medi…
82y · Female·Hyperkalaemia due to acute renal failure on a background of end stage pulmonary …
An 82-year-old woman with terminal pulmonary fibrosis and chronic respiratory failure presented with chest pain, hyperkalaemia and metabolic…
49y · Male·small intestinal infarction due to mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis associa…
Gary Walpole, a 49-year-old teacher with polycythaemia rubra vera, died from small intestinal infarction due to mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis. He was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital with oesophageal varices f…
73y · Male·Metastatic rectal carcinoma
…edical care during his final admission appeared appropriate, with palliative measures including pain and agitation management, removal of restraints causing skin injury, and activation of end-of-life protocols. The coro…
35y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest in the setting of acute agitation and physical and chem…
…ation from restraint in the prone position—compounded by prior violent struggle, CS gas exposure, and the terminal event of being sat upright—was the primary cause of death. Nursing staff failed to recognise his critical…
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