Figure skater Roman Kostomarov
Photo: Daniil OPARIN
Roman Kostomarov was not sent to Germany for treatment, since the skater’s poor health does not allow him to fly. Pavel Vorobyov, a professor at the Moscow Medical Academy, spoke about this. The KP.RU website collected the latest news about Roman Kostomarov’s health on February 23, 2023.
Latest news on the status of Roman Kostomarov
The 46-year-old Olympic ice dance champion has a part of his brain affected and doctors assess his condition as extremely serious. The brain damage was due to hemorrhage, a stroke.
Later, Kostomarov suffered another stroke in the hospital due to sepsis, it was reported that he underwent a plasmaphoresis blood purification procedure. Doctors found that Kostomarov had blocked blood vessels in his brain and diagnosed him with secondary meningitis. In addition, the skater presented inflammation in the frontal sinuses, they began to put pressure on his eyes and caused profuse tearing.
Until February 23, this is the latest news about Roman Kostomarov’s illness. Family and friends try to minimize the amount of rumors surrounding his treatment and believe that the skater will recover. However, until now, according to doctors, his condition can be called very complex and difficult. According to nephrologist Rustem Gayfutdinov, the mortality rate for such diagnoses is 60-90%.
Despite everything, doctors continue to fight for the life of the star. And the fans continue to believe in his recovery and expect good news about Kostomarov.
Roman Kostomarov’s disease
Recall that Roman Kostomarov entered intensive care with pneumonia on January 10, 2023. Then the athlete was transferred to Kommunarka. He couldn’t breathe on his own so they put him on ventilators and ECMO.
Later it became known that due to complications and sepsis, the famous figure skater had part of her leg amputated. Later, she had a few more fingers on her hands after she began to develop gangrene.
It was also reported that extensive fibrosis was found in Kostomarov’s left lung. The athlete’s kidneys cannot cope with the removal of fluid from the body, which led to severe edema and further deterioration.
