A “dangerous general condition” that culminated in a cardiac arrest that claimed her life at the age of just 22. This emerged, a very preliminary and partial answer, from the autopsy of Margaret Spada, who died on November 7 in Rome after three days of agony following a partial rhinoplasty operation at a medical center in the capital. A facility that the young woman had chosen on social media. In this aspect, the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, warns, recalling that “the risk of relying on the web as if it were a trusted doctor must be avoided. We see it even these days with dramatic consequences.’ The facility in Viale Cesare Pavese, in the Eur district, was indeed found not to be authorized for such procedures, according to the President of the Lazio District, Francesco Rocca. Additionally, one of the owners was unqualified and unable to perform non-remedial cosmetic/plastic procedures based on administrative audits conducted in 2023. No documentation, patient records, and records of activities performed. The Rome medical center on Viale Cesare Pavese where Margaret Spada, the 22-year-old from Syracuse, went for a partial rhinoplasty operation that proved fatal, appeared to be a sort of “empty shell.” the investigators who went there to obtain documents. The confirmation comes from the President of the Lazio Region, Francesco Rocca: “The clinic where Margaret Spada operated is not authorized for procedural activities. We will provide the investigators and the NAS with all information. From a preliminary analysis, we do not have a valid health permit. This is the preliminary information I have gathered. The offices are investigating deeper,” says Rocca on the sidelines of a conference in Sant’Andrea. The autopsy, carried out at the Policlinico di Tor Vergata, revealed a picture related to “acute discomfort”, the origin of which will have to be determined by toxicological and histological tests to understand what was administered to the girl before and after the illness. Organ analyzes will aim to clarify – and also dispel doubts – about the existence of heart disease and verify any intolerances to substances used for anesthesia. During the expert activity, which was also attended by consultants appointed by the two doctors investigated for manslaughter, it was also the clinical record of the Sant’Eugenio Hospital, where Margaret arrived around 3:00 p.m. on November 4, already in a very serious condition. are analyzed. The young woman felt unwell about half an hour earlier, having just been given anesthesia for a nose job. The disease occurred after the injection between the two nostrils. Doctors tried to revive her, maneuvers that were also recorded in a short video by the girl’s friend and now part of the investigation files. Meanwhile, the judge upheld the preventive seizure of the medical center in Viale Cesare Pavese, in the Eur area. The measure was ordered at the request of the prosecutor Erminio Amelio due to the risk of “repetition of the offense”. On the investigation front, NAS carabinieri will carry out a new inspection inside the facility next week to verify if emergency equipment such as a defibrillator or drugs for anaphylactic shock such as cortisone were present at the time of the illness. At which point the defense counsel for one of the defendants, attorney Domenico Oropallo, rejects the accusations, stating that “the defibrillator was present on the premises.” What is certain is that investigators found no documents at the medical center, starting with informed consent. No act related to accounting or payments. Investigators will now have to analyze the girl’s phone to reconstruct the deals made over the summer: around 2,800 euros for a process that was supposed to take around 20 minutes. The young woman reportedly agreed through a conversation with the studio owner’s son, to whom she had also sent the EKG test via WhatsApp. According to the account given by the friend to investigators, on the morning of November 4, before undergoing the procedure, the young woman had eaten half a sandwich and drank a soft drink. The drama unfolded in minutes. Margaret entered the clinic late in the morning. For several minutes the two doctors tried to revive her, a desperate attempt to save her life that was captured in a short video of about ten seconds, now part of the process, by the girl’s friend. The doctors then called 118, which took the 22-year-old to the Sant’Eugenio hospital intubated and in a very serious condition. After three days of agony, the tragic ending in which the family today asks to ascertain the truth. A Rome judge upheld a preliminary injunction against the Rome medical center where Margaret Spada, the 22-year-old from Syracuse, underwent a partial rhinoplasty on Nov. 4 and subsequently died on Nov. 7. The measure was ordered, at the request of the prosecutor Erminio Amelio, due to the risk of “repetition of the offense”. In the investigation, which sees two doctors charged with manslaughter, NAS carabinieri will carry out a new inspection inside the structure to verify if emergency equipment such as a defibrillator or anaphylactic shock drugs such as cortisone were present at the time of illness. One element that has already been obtained is the complete lack of documentation, including informed consent, within the center where not even accounting-related acts were found. Investigators will also have to analyze the dead girl’s phone to reconstruct the arrangements made over the summer to carry out the procedure. The young woman reportedly spoke to the studio owner’s son, to whom she had also sent an electrocardiogram via WhatsApp.
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