US EditionMaradona requested alcohol and 'tore out his own IVs' in days after surgery
- Diego Maradona underwent routine surgery for a subdural haematoma at the Olivos Clinic in early November 2020 and died two weeks later at age 60.
- The surgery was requested by neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, with medical staff noting the procedure was not an emergency but necessary at some point.
- Post-Surgery, Maradona showed a difficult temperament, including a complex psychomotor excitation episode resembling alcohol withdrawal, prompting sedation for about 24 hours.
- Medical director Pablo Dimitroff testified that Maradona was aggressive, tore out his IVs, requested alcohol, and was considered very difficult to manage for home care.
- The trial of seven health professionals, including Luque and Maradona's psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, focuses on alleged negligence in his home care leading to his death.
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Maradona requested alcohol and ‘tore out his own IVs’ in days after surgery
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The director of the clinic where Diego Maradona had surgery two weeks before his death in 2020 testified Tuesday that the Argentine soccer star requested alcohol during the post-operative period and was difficult to deal…
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Maradona requested alcohol and 'tore out his own IVs' in days after surgery
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Maradona requested alcohol and ‘tore out his own IVs’ in days after surgery - Jersey Evening Post
The director of the clinic where Diego Maradona had surgery two weeks before his death testified that the Argentine football star requested alcohol during the post-operative period and was difficult to deal with – which made his subsequent recovery in home care inadvisable. Pablo Dimitroff, medical director of the Olivos Clinic, said that neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque – one of the seven health professionals on trial – requested “a place” so the fo…
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