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Locomotora Oliveras Stable in ICU as Critical Recovery Period Begins

Sedated on mechanical ventilation under continuous neurological monitoring, she faces a critical 48-hour window following urgent decompressive craniectomy

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Amalia Granata / Locomotora Oliveras
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Overview

  • She remains in the Hospital José María Cullen’s ICU in a clinically stable yet critical state with a reserved prognosis and mechanical respiratory support
  • Surgeons performed an emergency decompressive craniectomy on July 16 after rising intracranial pressure from cerebral edema threatened her neurological function
  • A multidisciplinary team of intensivists, neurologists and neurosurgeons is evaluating her condition minute by minute, with the next two to three days deemed decisive
  • Her absence from the Santa Fe Constitutional Convention has left her elected seat vacant, prompting Frente para la Esperanza members to consider interim representation
  • Messages of solidarity from sports, political and community leaders have poured in nationwide, underscoring her influence as a former world-champion boxer and activist