標題: Man U Legend George Best 病危!!!!!! [打印本頁] 作者: Gretzky 時間: 2005-10-28 08:45 AM 標題: Man U Legend George Best 病危!!!!!!
George Best 病危!!!!!!
Hope he will pull it off 啦！
From Soccernet: Oct. 27, 2005, 7:00 AM ET
George Best 'critical but stable'
Soccer legend George Best was continuing to battle for life on Thursday night as the doctor in charge of his care said: 'We are not giving up'.
Professor Roger Williams, who oversaw alcoholic Best's controversial liver transplant in 2002, said the 59-year-old had an unexplained bowel infection, which was causing complications to his treatment, but stressed he remained in a stable condition.
The former Manchester United and Northern Ireland star is in intensive care at the private Cromwell Hospital in London and is known to be suffering from internal bleeding.
He was admitted to the hospital nearly four weeks ago with an infection and his condition deteriorated when it spread.
Prof Williams said tonight: 'His condition is stable but he does have a particularly nasty complication with bleeding from his bowel.
'It is a complication that we don't fully understand, we don't know why this is happening and have, this afternoon, changed all of his antibiotics to try to get on top of it.'
He said microbiologists had confirmed the infection was not linked to MRSA and added: 'I can't say how serious the infection is and the bleeding comes and goes.
'I have looked after him for a long time and we are not giving up.'
Prof Williams confirmed Mr Best's son, Calum, had left the hospital after visiting this afternoon.
He said that Best 'still had every chance of pulling through this.'
He added: 'The chances of that, I couldn't put a figure on it, it would be just a guess.
'He's a very tough fighter, he's been through many other crises.'
A spokesman for the hospital said: 'He is in intensive care, and remains stable, as he has been all day.
'He is on a ventilator, and his doctor has changed his medication today. The unit will be monitoring his response for the next 24 hours.'
Best's agent Phil Hughes said on Wednesday night that the infection had spread from his chest to his kidneys and was also affecting other organs, adding his condition was 'as bad as it gets'.
Earlier today Prof Williams said the former footballer was being kept sedated while on the machine, but had been conscious when tests were carried out previously, and was 'fully aware' of how serious the situation was.
He said: 'He wasn't in good spirits. He was very depressed, but is still fighting away, as he always does.'
He said patients in intensive care for long periods often developed problems with internal bleeding.
'You try to find if there's a source of the bleeding. We haven't found a particular source (in Best's case).'
Best, who had his life-saving transplant at the hospital, has a well-documented history of alcoholism.
He caused anger when he embarked on a drinking binge within months of the operation - despite vowing to stay dry.
He had been told one more drink could kill him when he underwent the surgery in July 2002 and was criticised by a liver specialist for putting people off organ donation.
Transplant expert Derek Manas said at the time: 'Sadly George Best has not proved himself to be a very good role model and his very high profile drinking has made people lose faith in transplantation.'
Best's latest health problems are thought to be related to immuno-suppressant drugs he has been taking since his transplant to stop the organ being rejected.
His former wife, Alex, said she had been told his condition had 'deteriorated dramatically'.
She said: 'I am just praying that, once again, he somehow manages to pull through against all the odds.
'My thoughts and prayers are with him.'作者: 王晶 時間: 2005-10-28 01:04 PM
