Alcoy
Covid was a precipitant and not a determining factor in the deaths that are being investigated these days in the trial against the DomusVi residence in Alcoy. This has been defended by the experts provided by the suing party who declared this Monday before the judge and the parties that there is no evidence that Covid was the cause of the deaths.
In this second week of the trial, the medical specialists, after analyzing the clinical records of the deceased elderly people who are included in the 18 of the lawsuit, have highlighted that in general they were people with other associated pathologies, neurodegenerative and dementia that together At their advanced age it made them fragile patients. They have pointed out that in these cases it is possible that COVID accelerated the process and was a precipitant.
They have highlighted that in these cases they had the comorbidity that brought them closer to terminality due to the deterioration situation developed. They highlight that the elderly who are part of the lawsuit, with an average age of 86 years, exceeded the national life expectancy of 83-84 years.
They rule out widespread malpractice in the treatment of anemia, ulcers or respiratory failure as the cause of death. Regarding the lack of clinical follow-up of the residents, which the relatives denounce, they have pointed out that DomusVi is a socio-health care residence and not a hospital center to enhance this type of medical follow-up. For those who required this specificity, hospital admission was requested, although they have acknowledged that in some cases it was denied due to the pandemic situation. They consider that it was done reasonably considering the means they had.
