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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Remains Hospitalized After Appendicitis Surgery With Localized Peritonitis

Continued inpatient care reflects the need to complete antibiotics plus close monitoring for the peritonitis complication.

Overview

  • Sanatorio Otamendi’s latest medical bulletin says she is afebrile and progressing within expected parameters after a laparoscopic operation performed on Saturday.
  • Doctors report she remains on intravenous antibiotics and with a peritoneal drain in place as part of her postoperative treatment.
  • No discharge date has been set, with the clinic stating she will stay hospitalized until the pertinent treatment is completed.
  • The updates are official medical communications signed by the sanatorium’s medical director, Marisa Lanfranconi.
  • The former president was transferred from her Constitución residence, where she is under house arrest, and supporters have gathered outside the Recoleta clinic.