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Spanish Professor Juan Manuel Serradilla Dies in Vietnam at 77 After ICU Ordeal

His family had arranged a €335,000 medical flight with in‑flight dialysis, a plan derailed by his decline into palliative care in Ho Chi Minh City.

Overview

  • Family spokesperson Fernando Béjar confirmed the death on November 9 via the crowdfunding page set up for his repatriation.
  • Serradilla had been in the FV Hospital ICU since September 10 with acute pancreatitis complicated by septic shock, requiring continuous dialysis.
  • The GoFundMe campaign raised more than €160,000 toward the estimated €335,000 air‑ambulance capable of maintaining continuous renal replacement therapy during flight.
  • Media reports say a recent aggressive bacterial infection worsened his condition, leading doctors to shift to palliative care and cancel transfer plans.
  • He was a former ETSIAM professor at the University of Córdoba, a resident of Santander, and fell ill while on a group trip organized by the Comunidad de Madrid.