45 results for “type-1 respiratory failure”
63y · Female·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
…ully detained under the Mental Health Act 2009. She deteriorated on 22 November 2014 with severe type 1 respiratory failure. The coroner found the detention order lawful and appropriate, and the medical treatment provid…
85y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
An 85-year-old man with COPD, diabetes, and peripheral vascular disease died from type 1 respiratory failure due to mucous plugging of airways. He presented with a foot ulcer and acute respiratory exacerb…
59y · Female·Complications of blunt force chest injuries with clinically diagnosed Pseudomona…
…eral rib fractures, pulmonary contusions, pneumothorax, and lumbar spine fracture. She developed type 1 respiratory failure, Pseudomonas pneumonia, and acute renal failure during a 4-day hospital admission and died on 1…
3y · Male·respiratory failure, with spinal muscular atrophy an antecedent cause
Tory Ganderton, a 3-year-old boy with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1, died of respiratory failure during inter-hospital transfer. Admitted to Shoalhaven Hospital on 7 September 2014 with pneumo…
17y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis
…ea (40 bpm), hypothermia and signs of dehydration, but attributed his presentation to anxiety and upper respiratory infection. They did not take a blood glucose level or transport him to hospital. He died from diabetic …
68y · Female·chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…after refusing escalation of care. Conservative management continued with palliative focus. She died of respiratory failure on 1 September 2016. The coroner found care appropriate and lawful. Clinical lessons include th…
67y · Male·hypoxic respiratory failure in the setting of pneumonia, pulmonary embolism and …
Peter John Wallace, aged 67, died in custody at Lyell McEwin Hospital from hypoxic respiratory failure complicating pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. He had been …
78y · Male·COVID-19 pneumonitis on a background of ANCA nephropathy, hypertension, and diab…
Denis Ives, a 78-year-old man with type 1 diabetes, chronic kidney disease stage 4, ANCA nephropathy and hypertension, died of COVID-19 pneumonitis while in custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre. He tested positive for…
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…
34y · Male·cardiomegaly with contributing aspiration
…sentation of shortness of breath, sweating, and tachycardia warranted consideration of acute cardiac or respiratory decompensation; and patients with observed apnoeic episodes in acute settings require enhanced monitori…
82y · Male·Complications associated with advanced chronic lung disease
…0 March with drug-induced pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis, then readmitted on 1 April for congestive cardiac failure exacerbation and chest infection. He suffered a minor myocardial infarction on 4 April and declined furth…
78y · Female·Tension pneumothorax (surgically managed) due to aspiration pneumonia (bronchosc…
78-year-old woman with severe COPD and type 2 respiratory failure underwent elective melanoma surgery at a private day hospital (North Lakes Day Hospital) despit…
76y · Male·pneumonia and exacerbation of chronic obstructive airway disease
…ive airway disease at Noarlunga Hospital. He was admitted with acute alcohol withdrawal, confusion, and respiratory symptoms. A Level 1 inpatient treatment order was appropriately imposed when he attempted to leave desp…
49y · Male·Complications arising from immersion (drowning)
…uate lifejacket standards, lack of proper pre-voyage safety briefing, EPIRB not attached to a person, and failure to radio in before departure. The coroner recommended mandating lifejacket wearing in unprotected waters …
62y · Female·Complications of WHO Class III obesity in a woman with epilepsy
…tion provided by Scope Australia in Victoria. Over months prior to death, her treating GP noted gradual respiratory decline related to obesity-related sleep apnoea and hypoventilation syndrome. On 1 January 2025, she wa…
81y · Male·Chronic lung disease (severe COPD) with atherosclerotic cardiovascular and valvu…
…ication on all oxygen prescriptions and careful titration to target saturations 88-92%, not higher; (2) respiratory depressant medications (opioids, benzodiazepines) are contraindicated in COPD patients at risk of type …
63y · Male·respiratory failure in a man with lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary dis…
Stephen Craig Solly, aged 63, died from respiratory failure due to advanced lung cancer, COPD, and pulmonary fibrosis while an involuntary psychiatric pati…
4y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia on a background of Niemann Pick Type …
…original child with Niemann-Pick Type C disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. He died from respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia in December 2017. Four months prior to his death, the Department of Terr…
79y · Male·multi-organ failure due to voluntary starvation on a background of severe depres…
A 79-year-old man died from multi-organ failure secondary to voluntary starvation in the context of severe depression following his wife's death. He was …
74y · Male·Aspiration of gastric contents due to paralytic ileus following Whipple surgery …
…to recognize and manage gastroparesis occurred: on the evening of 1 March when abdominal distension and respiratory distress were attributed to ileus without consideration of NGT reinsertion; at 4:17am on 2 March despit…
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