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Chavez on life support [View all]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is on artificial respiration after undergoing a tracheotomy last week, according to reports out of Cuba.
Chávez, 58, has been suffering from complications after his fourth surgery in Havana, Cuba, to treat cancer, the Madrid, Spain-based publication ABC said.
It said doctors performed the tracheotomy after a respiratory infection blocked Chávez's breathing.
The procedure involves opening a hole in the neck so the patient can breathe without using the nose or mouth.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20121224/carib/carib3.html
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http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/22/on-life-support-hugo-chavezs-health-worsening-by-the-day/
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