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Without surgery and with risk of sudden death: the wait of a 74-year-old patient in Cali
In the city of Cali, the family of an elderly man denounces that the delay in authorizing a high-risk medical procedure endangers his life. It is Hernando Ortiz, a 74-year-old man who remains hospitalized awaiting urgent cardiovascular surgery, while his clinical condition continues to deteriorate.
TL;DR
- Hernando Ortiz, 74, is hospitalized in Cali awaiting urgent cardiovascular surgery for severe aortic stenosis and heart failure.
- His heart is functioning at 18% capacity, and his clinical condition is deteriorating.
- The surgery has been delayed for approximately six months due to authorization issues with Nueva EPS.
- The family has made a public appeal to expedite the authorization and financing of the procedure.
- The EPS indicated the surgery might be scheduled for the following Monday, but the family emphasizes the daily risk.
- The family requests authorization from the EPS or financing from ADRES.