The case of a young woman who is on the verge of death due to an alleged medical malpractice shocks Peru. This is a 20-year-old Venezuelan identified as Leidy who never imagined what her fate would hold for her when she went for a routine procedure.
The compatriot went to a dental office to extract a tooth and a few days later ended up in the Intensive Care Unit of the Arzobispo Loayza hospital, located in Lima.
But the real drama began in the last few hours, when the doctors at this care center recommended that the girl be disconnected from the devices that artificially keep her alive.
ROUTINE PROCEDURE
A sister of Leydi narrated the events to some local media. The young woman herself presented to the dental office with a panoramic X-ray in order to have her left third molar extracted.
Two days later, while at home, the girl began to feel bad. Her face and neck swelled. She mightn’t eat and was breathing hard.
Her family alerted the Quirodent dental clinic, where she was treated. However, the doctor who performed her extraction assured her that her symptoms were “normal”, according to the Peruvian website. successfulnews.
Given the inaction of the dental clinic staff, the young woman’s family confined her to the aforementioned hospital in the Peruvian capital. She has been there for three months.
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Leydi’s family has been forced to spend more than 30,000 soles (around $8,000) for his care. The dentists who treated her were not responsible.
The aforementioned dental center does not have permits to operate and the doctors do not have the specialty to perform drains, according to family members of the Venezuelan.
Therefore, friends and relatives of the young woman demand that the authorities initiate an investigation once morest the dental clinic. They allege that they have been treating their patients “clandestinely”.
Until now, the authorities have not ruled on the matter, but the young woman’s relatives affirm that they will not give up until they are heard.
