Sharon Had Surgery to Replace Breathing Tube
Hospital: PM Sharon Had Surgery to Replace Breathing Tube
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“The prime minister’s condition continues to be critical and stable,” the statement said. ‘The breathing tube was changed overnight due to a technical problem. The successful procedure was conducted in the operating room. The prime minister was taken back to his room in the morning.'”
“Sharon underwent a tracheotomy on Sunday.”
“The hospital did not report any significant signs that could attest to Sharon’s regaining consciousness.”
“Sharon, 77, has undergone emergency brain surgery three times. Since then he has been in a coma, medically defined as a state of unconsciousness in which a person fails to respond even to powerful stimulae.”
“Experts in the fields of neurology and emergency medicine have told Haaretz that someone with Sharon’s profile has no chance of returning to function at his pre-stroke level. Prof. J. Martin Rabey, head of the neurology department at Assaf Harofeh Hospital, added that ‘the more time goes by, the smaller the chances a patient will regain consciousness.'”
“Many senior physicians have explained that even if Sharon regains consciousness, he will be left with severe disabilities that will require constant care.”