Overview
- A December 31 medical bulletin signed by Hospital Alemán’s medical director says Petersen remains hospitalized and clinically stable.
- Doctors report he is under a multidisciplinary team, with studies proceeding as planned in line with standard protocols and communications respecting confidentiality.
- Petersen was moved by air ambulance to Buenos Aires on December 26 after initial care in Neuquén, including treatment in Junín de los Andes and at Hospital Ramón Carrillo in San Martín de los Andes.
- Earlier updates indicated a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation and a period of multiorgan involvement, with subsequent improvement that included extubation and hemodynamic stability by December 29.
- Relatives credited the hired mountain guide’s timely assessment for prompting hospital referral, while the mountain guides’ association issued its own account of the descent and a request for Gendarmería intervention.