Hadassah Dir.-Gen. Insists That Blood-Thinning Treatment Was Correct
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“Dir.-Gen. of Hadassah-University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef in a Thursday evening press conference reasserted that the prime minister’s condition was still serious but stable since the afternoon. He noted that all of the parameters that were measured – blood pressure, pulse, urine production, inter-cranial pressure – were all within the standards expected for someone in the Sharon’s condition.”
“The Prime Minister was placed in an induced coma and was artificially respirated since his surgery on Thursday morning.”
“Mor-Yosef explained that the prime minister’s medical treatment was meant to reduce his inter-cranial pressure to allow his brain to recover from the trauma of both his hemorrhaging and the surgeries which he underwent.”
“It was later revealed that a CAT scan machine was to be brought into Sharon’s room on Friday in order to see if all of the hemorrhaging was controlled or whether there were still sources of bleeding in his brain.”
“In response to a reporter’s question, Mor-Yosef mentioned that the prime minister responded properly to an examination of his pupils. Sharon was expected to be awakened from his coma on Sunday in order to assess his motor and cognitive capabilities. Only then will his condition be more fully assessed.”
The hospital official emphasized that the treatment was one that takes time, that it ‘is not run with a stopwatch. It is not the kind of treatment that could not keep pace with 21st century media coverage.’ He reported that it would take 48-72 hours to fully assess the situation.”