Sharon remains critical but stable
19/01/2006 - 11:37:09Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon remained in a critical but stable condition today, more than two weeks after he suffered a massive stroke, said Hadassah Hospital spokesman Ron Krumer in Jerusalem.
Sharon remains in a coma from the January 4 stroke.
The hospital yesterday said that Sharon underwent successful surgery to replace his breathing tube because of what was termed a “technical problem”.
The 77-year-old Israeli leader, who has been on a respirator, underwent a tracheotomy on Sunday.
He has been taken off anaesthetics that kept him in a medically-induced coma, but has yet to awaken.
Outside experts said his failure to regain consciousness in recent days bodes poorly for his recovery.
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