Bolsonaro Stable After New Hiccup Episode With Left-Side Nerve Block Scheduled Monday

Overview

• The former president remains hospitalized at Hospital DF Star in Brasília for post-operative care after bilateral inguinal hernia repair on December 25.
• Doctors performed an ultrasound-guided right-side phrenic nerve block on December 27, which the team said went well.
• Despite the procedure, he had a prolonged hiccup bout overnight with elevated blood pressure, and he is currently stable and without hiccups, according to a December 28 medical bulletin.
• The care plan intentionally separates the nerve blocks by side to limit risk, with the left-side intervention set for December 29 followed by at least 48 hours of observation.
• Clinicians continue physiotherapy, thrombosis prophylaxis, and monitoring, and estimate a hospital stay of up to about seven days; his hospital transfer was authorized by STF minister Alexandre de Moraes while he serves a 27-year sentence.