“There are 59 Evita hospitals, 35 Perón Hospitals, 17 Néstor Kirchner Hospitals. But care is provided at Otamendi,” user Rubio from Palermo uploaded to his X account. The tweet, referring to the hospitalization of former president Cristina Kirchner, was reposted by Marcos Galperin giving greater visibility. In his networks, the founder of Mercado Libre, a staunch critic of Peronism, usually shares messages regularly against the movement created by Juan Domingo Peron and against Kirchnerism, in particular.
This Saturday afternoon, Cristina Kirchner had intense abdominal pain that forced doctors to assist her at her home on 1100 San José Street, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Constitución, where she is under house arrest. After an initial evaluation, with judicial authorization for her transfer, she was urgently taken to the Otamendi Sanatoriuma highly complex private clinic in the City of Buenos Aires. The evaluation made it clear that the diagnosis was acute appendicitis with localized peritonitisa painful inflammation that required immediate surgical intervention.
The operation, carried out on Saturday afternoon using a laparoscopic technique, was carried out by the medical team from the same health center. This minimally invasive approach—common in appendicitis—made it possible to remove the inflamed appendix and manage the associated peritonitis. Once the intervention was completed, the president entered the recovery room and has remained since then. hospitalized under strict medical observation.
The most recent report released by the management of the Otamendi Sanatorium details that Kirchner continues with antibiotic treatment and maintains peritoneal drainagea device placed to evacuate fluids and reduce risks of infection or persistent inflammation. The doctors highlighted that he has no fever or new complications so far. lHospitalization will be maintained until the relevant treatment is completed.said the clinical authorities, and stressed that the decision responds to guaranteeing a full recovery and avoiding risks associated with peritonitis.
Medical sources consulted by the media indicated that in cases of laparoscopic surgeries for appendicitis without major complicationspatients typically require 48 to 72 hours of hospitalization to ensure that initial recovery goes smoothly and that pain and bowel function return to normal, although this time frame may be extended depending on each patient’s individual clinical response. Although for now there is no formal medical discharge date established, the will of health professionals is to maintain hospitalization until the antibiotic treatment is completed and the stability of the peritoneal drainage is verifiedsteps that usually mark the end of the critical recovery phase after this type of intervention.
The news of his hospitalization quickly spread to the political scene, where expectation and displays of solidarity were generated among followers and opponents, including President Javier Milei who wished him “a speedy recovery.” The Peronist leader’s entourage awaits each party with attention, aware that beyond the specific clinical picture, any change in her state of health will have repercussions on the public agenda and in the debates of the national situation.
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