Overview
- Doctors say a right-side phrenic nerve block performed Saturday at Brasília’s DF Star was successful.
- He had a prolonged episode overnight with persistent hiccups and elevated blood pressure, and he is now stable without hiccups.
- The left-side procedure will complete a staged plan using ultrasound-guided anesthetic injections that do not require incisions and typically take about an hour.
- His hiccups intensified after last week’s bilateral inguinal hernia repair following months of recurrent symptoms linked to past injuries.
- He remains hospitalized with physiotherapy and thrombosis prophylaxis, with an expected stay of about seven days and at least 48 hours of observation after Monday’s procedure.