Hadassah Hospital director Shlomo Mor-Yosef summarized the prime minister’s condition Saturday night. “The prime minister currently is in intensive care,” he said. “During the Sabbath, he underwent a scheduled CT scan.”
“Intra-cranial pressure is normal, pulse, blood pressure are normal. These measurements indicate stability," he added. Mor-Yosef said that the latest CT scan showed the left side of the prime minister’s brain appears to be “normal.”
However, the cerebral hemorrhage the prime minister suffered last Wednesday left parts of Sharon’s brain severely damaged. Since being admitted to the hospital Wednesday night, the prime minister has undergone three operations to stop the bleeding in his brain and to relieve pressure in his skull.
The first two operations were performed in succession on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. The third operation was carried out late Friday morning when a CT scan showed new bleeding in the same areas of the brain.
Mor-Yosef said the situation was still “critical for the life of the prime minister.” He said the the prime minister is receiving treatment designed to keep him alive. "First we have to stabilize the situation and fight for the life of the prime minister," he said. He added that he believed it was possible to save the prime minister’s life.
Despite the stability of Sharon’s vital signs and the slight improvement in his CT scan, medical experts say that the prognisis for recovery was very grim.
“Intra-cranial pressure is normal, pulse, blood pressure are normal. These measurements indicate stability," he added. Mor-Yosef said that the latest CT scan showed the left side of the prime minister’s brain appears to be “normal.”
However, the cerebral hemorrhage the prime minister suffered last Wednesday left parts of Sharon’s brain severely damaged. Since being admitted to the hospital Wednesday night, the prime minister has undergone three operations to stop the bleeding in his brain and to relieve pressure in his skull.
The first two operations were performed in succession on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. The third operation was carried out late Friday morning when a CT scan showed new bleeding in the same areas of the brain.
Mor-Yosef said the situation was still “critical for the life of the prime minister.” He said the the prime minister is receiving treatment designed to keep him alive. "First we have to stabilize the situation and fight for the life of the prime minister," he said. He added that he believed it was possible to save the prime minister’s life.
Despite the stability of Sharon’s vital signs and the slight improvement in his CT scan, medical experts say that the prognisis for recovery was very grim.