Overview
- A six-year-old died Thursday after arriving in cardiorespiratory arrest at Hospital de la Ribera shortly after dental treatment at the private clinic.
- A four-year-old treated the same day at the clinic remains stable in the pediatric ICU at Hospital Clínico Universitario de València.
- The regional health authority confirmed the clinic lacked authorization to perform intravenous sedations and ordered a precautionary suspension while opening an investigative file.
- The National Police Homicide Group has taken over the case, questioned the anesthetist, and is examining dosing and the sedative’s traceability, with autopsy and toxicology results pending.
- The Spanish anesthesiology society reminded the public that deep or intravenous sedations using general anesthetics are high-risk procedures reserved for specialist anesthesiologists.