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Thiago Medina Remains in ICU on Ventilator as Lung Damage Drives Care After Airway Complication

Hospital updates describe treatment of an airway blockage, with a day-to-day outlook in the Moreno intensive care unit.

Overview

  • Family and hospital bulletins say he is sedated on mechanical ventilation, hemodynamically stable without drugs to support blood pressure, and under a reserved prognosis.
  • A mucus plug causing atelectasis was identified and is being treated with respiratory physiotherapy, and he remains on antibiotics.
  • Surgeons recently reconstructed his rib cage after multiple fractures, following an earlier emergency splenectomy and treatment for liver involvement.
  • Clinicians continue to focus on his lungs and are evaluating further thoracic interventions, including a possible fibrobronchoscopy.
  • He remains at Hospital Mariano y Luciano de la Vega in Moreno as relatives share daily Instagram updates and call for prayers and support, including blood donations.