st. Lev Averbakh, head of a special emergency department in St. Petersburg, said that the 2006 Olympic champion in ice dancing, Roman Kostomarov, will need several years to recover from the consequences of a serious illness.
“The fact that Roman is recovering is very good. The chances of a successful outcome were extremely small. But it is too early to relax. We have a big recovery ahead. Sepsis, thrombosis, pneumonia and other serious complications leave scars on the body and tend to return.
The novel will be under the supervision of doctors for at least six months, but given its complications, this could take up to several years,” Averbakh said in an interview. sports24.
It became known on January 10 that Roman Kostomarov was hospitalized. It was stated that he was taken to the intensive care unit due to pneumonia and was dependent on artificial lung ventilation, and his condition was reported to be extremely serious.
The athlete was then transferred to a hospital in Kommunarka, resuscitated and connected to ECMO. It was also reported that Kostomarov lost his right eye and also suffered two strokes and suffered multiple amputations.
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