Overview
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has begun eating semisolid foods with good tolerance, according to a Dec. 29 medical bulletin signed by Sanatorio Otamendi’s medical director, Marisa Lanfranconi.
- Physicians report a slow recovery from postoperative ileus and are continuing intravenous antibiotics and peritoneal drainage.
- The hospital plans to keep her inpatient until the ileus resolves, the drain is removed, and the antibiotic course is completed, with no new complications noted in the latest update.
- She underwent emergency surgery on Dec. 20 for acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis, with the postoperative ileus confirmed by abdominal CT.
- Supporters have maintained a vigil outside the clinic, and the new update followed a brief gap in official bulletins reported over the prior days; she remains under house arrest following her Vialidad conviction.