Overview
- The patient was moved from Niguarda to Policlinico di Milano for specialized procedures after developing grave respiratory insufficiency on top of pre-existing asthma.
- Regional health officials say the current clinical priority for several victims is lung damage from toxic smoke rather than burn extent, with a short critical window for progression.
- Policlinico coordinates Lombardy’s response to acute severe respiratory failure and has extensive ECMO experience built through the regional intensive care network.
- Authorities identify two young patients as especially critical, including one on dialysis for a serious infectious complication and another with severe pulmonary impairment.
- Other cases show improvement, with two women reported in better condition, one young patient declared out of danger, and the veterinarian Eleonora slated for transfer near Cattolica next week.