Citing a source familiar with the situation, Sport24 reported that Olympic champion Roman Kostomarov in ice dancing paired with Tatyana Navka is recovering, but the process has been slow.
“There are no more jerks in any direction,” the source said.
On March 16, StarHit, citing his source at the hospital, wrote that Kostomarov’s condition was improving, that the skater was weaned from artificial lung ventilation (ALV), and he began to speak. On the 17th, information about the development of the state was also confirmed by the Telegram channel “112”. It was reported that the skater’s tracheostomy was removed and the athlete was conscious. Doctors check the condition of Kostomarov every six hours, and the athlete’s treatment regimen was also changed, with a positive result.
Doctors closely monitor the figure skater’s hand, who previously had signs of sepsis. Doctors are waiting for blood flow to return and no further surgery is required.
On the evening of March 17, Moskovsky Komsomolets reported that the skater was reconnected to the ventilator due to the inability to breathe on his own.
“Kostomarov really made up his mind, his wife Oksana is constantly by his side. When he regained consciousness, he chased everyone, asked him to wash his hair, and the nurse fed him ice cream,” said a source familiar with the situation.
In addition, MK, citing another source, explained which parts of the skater’s body were cut.
“First both feet of Kostomarov were amputated, then the lower legs of both legs. The whole hand was also cut off. He’s in a very strong mental, or rather emotional, breakdown right now. Now that the skater is sleeping, he has been given a lot of sedatives. A psychologist works with him, ”says the article.
Doctor of Medical Sciences Andrei Shestakov commented on the media reports stating that Kostomarov suffered from multiple organ failure.
“Multiple organ failure means that almost all organs are in trouble, they are affected. The case is serious and complex. Kostomarov may have good tests, but it’s too early to rejoice in his multiple organ failure. If you look at the medical history of most of the deceased, you may come across this term. In fact, this is a lesion of the cavity of all organs, but you need to know what degree of multi-organ failure Roman has.
The improvement in performance is the result of the action of the drugs, but how will the organs behave? I see no reason to be positive. Multiple organ failure speaks of big problems.
God forbid, everything is getting better, but it is extremely difficult to deal with it, ”Shestakov said in a comment to Sport24.
Olympic silver medalist in ice dancing, Ilya Averbukh, spoke about Kostomarov’s condition, stating that he is conscious and ready to fight.
We all support Roma. Indeed, his family is going through very difficult tests. All we can do is support from all sides.
I would say that the novels are definitely conscious; he understands everything, he is ready to fight, to fight, to move forward.
We will do everything we can to ensure that the Roma not only live a full life, but also turn to ice. Of course we should pray because we still have a long way to go. But there is light at the end of the tunnel and we are all striving for it,” TASS quotes Averbukh.
Recall that information about the hospitalization of Kostomarov appeared on January 10. The skater was sent to the hospital for pneumonia, which caused complications. In February, there were reports of amputations – feet first, then fingers.