Overview
- The four-year-old treated at the private Alzira clinic has been moved from the pediatric ICU to a ward and is evolving favorably, according to the regional health department.
- A six-year-old who underwent treatment at the same clinic on the same day died after arriving at hospital in cardiorespiratory arrest.
- Regional health officials have suspended the clinic’s activity, interviewed the anesthetist, and forwarded an inspection report to the court overseeing the case.
- Authorities state the clinic was not authorized to administer intravenous anesthesia and was only permitted to use local anesthetics as a dental practice.
- Police and health inspectors are examining the lot, origin, quality, and storage of the sedatives used, while professional bodies urge caution and note both the dentist and anesthesiologist are duly registered.