Though breathing partially on his own, Sharon is still hooked up to respirator through a plastic tube inserted in his windpipe. Doctors, worried that the hook-up might cause infection or other damage, will perform surgery to cut a small hole into his neck, in order to insert the tube directly into his windpipe.
The procedure, routine surgery, is typically performed on stroke victims to eliminate the threat of infection. The operation will require the use of a general anesthetic.
The hospital reported that Sharon was still in critical but stable condition.
Tonight’s surgery will be preceded by a CT scan on Sharon’s brain. A recent scan showed activity on both sides of the brain. Though a reason for optimism, efforts to awaken Sharon have thus far proven futile.
Despite an almost total reduction of the sedatives that were administered to Sharon since his admission to the hospital, Sharon has shown no signs of awakening from his coma.
The head of Hadassah’s neurological department, Dr. Aryeh Koritzky, said that “when a person is lying in a coma, we can’t do anything to cause him to respond and relate to his surroundings.”
The procedure, routine surgery, is typically performed on stroke victims to eliminate the threat of infection. The operation will require the use of a general anesthetic.
The hospital reported that Sharon was still in critical but stable condition.
Tonight’s surgery will be preceded by a CT scan on Sharon’s brain. A recent scan showed activity on both sides of the brain. Though a reason for optimism, efforts to awaken Sharon have thus far proven futile.
Despite an almost total reduction of the sedatives that were administered to Sharon since his admission to the hospital, Sharon has shown no signs of awakening from his coma.
The head of Hadassah’s neurological department, Dr. Aryeh Koritzky, said that “when a person is lying in a coma, we can’t do anything to cause him to respond and relate to his surroundings.”