Baby victim of alleged medical negligence is at risk of dying in Bogotá

Baby victim of alleged medical negligence is at risk of dying in Bogotá

The state of health of a nine-month-old baby, who has been admitted to the La Misericordia Clinic in Bogotá since July 18, has worsened in recent days. Her mother, Giselle Godoy, pointed out that The girl only has a 20% chance of life and the doctors assured her that she could die in the next few hours.

It is important to clarify that the woman went last month to said medical center, located in the center of the country’s capital, because the baby had an allergic reaction, for which she was admitted to the emergency unit.

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Nevertheless, an alleged medical error in the administration of a medication has the girl hovering between life and deathbecause he made a reaction that compromised his heart, lungs, kidneys and extremities.

After several weeks in the Intensive Care Unit, the girl’s new medical report indicates that her organs could collapse.

“Four days ago my daughter got complicated and had a very strong relapse. His two lungs are compromised, he had a pulmonary hemorrhage and a heart failure. The parts of his body are complicated and the foot is the same, “said the woman.

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The girl’s mother also denounced that there is no clarity regarding the evolution that the minor has hadsince each specialist gives a different version.

“They gave him a life expectancy of 20%. I asked the doctors what that is equivalent to in days, and they told me that in the critical condition my baby is in, it may be that on Thursday or Friday she will no longer be with meGodoy added.

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Added to it, Due to an infection, the baby was also likely to undergo surgery to amputate one of her legs. but so far the procedure has not been done and said limb is still affected.

For this alleged medical negligence, the woman instituted legal action against the La Misericordia Clinic, At the same time, the Secretary of Health of Bogotá follows up on the case to determine the causes that unleashed the girl’s health problems.

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