Venezuelan government says Hugo Chavez suffered complications from surgery, recovering

December 13, 2012 by legitgov

Venezuelan government says Hugo Chavez suffered complications from surgery, recovering 13 Dec 2012 President Hugo Chavez suffered bleeding during his cancer surgery in Cuba but was recovering from the complications, Venezuela's government said Thursday. Chavez suffered "bleeding that required the use of corrective measures" during Tuesday's surgery, Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said, reading a government statement. It said those measures allowed for the "opportune control" of the bleeding.