Politics · Brazil · 6 hrs ago
José Sarney stable in intensive care after surgery for intestinal blockage
Former Brazilian president José Sarney is in intensive care at a hospital in São Luís, in the state of Maranhão.
He is 96 and had surgery to reverse an intestinal blockage.
Doctors say he is awake and stable, and is receiving care from intensive care and surgical teams.
There is no estimate for when he will leave hospital.
Sarney became president in 1985 after Tancredo Neves died, during Brazil’s return to democracy after military rule.
His recovery is being monitored, but no further details about his condition or next steps have been given.
Former Brazilian president José Sarney is stable in intensive care after surgery to reverse an intestinal blockage.
He is awake and receiving post-operative care from intensive care and digestive surgery teams.
The UDI Hospital in São Luís says there is no forecast for his discharge.
Sarney is 96 years old.
- Who
- José Sarney, former president of Brazil.
- What
- He is stable in intensive care after surgery to reverse an intestinal blockage.
- When
- The surgery took place on October 9, according to CNN Brasil.
- Where
- UDI Hospital in São Luís, Brazil.
- Why
- The surgery was performed to reverse an intestinal blockage.
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The former president José Sarney, who underwent abdominal surgery to reverse an intestinal blockage late yesterday afternoon, remains hemodynamically stable.
He remains awake and under the care of the intensive care and digestive surgery teams, with no forecast for discharge.
Sarney was hospitalized in São Paulo for clinical evaluation and was discharged to continue treatment for bacterial pneumonia.
Sarney underwent surgery to reverse an intestinal blockage, according to CNN Brasil.
A hospital bulletin reported that Sarney was stable, awake and receiving post-operative care in intensive care.
- Age
- 96
- Hospital
- UDI Hospital
- Location
- São Luís, Brazil
- Surgery
- Abdominal surgery to reverse an intestinal blockage
- Condition
- Stable and awake in intensive care
- Discharge
- No forecast for discharge
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