“The feet and toes suffer first”: why Roman Kostomarov faces amputation 02/01/2023, 17:20

The 45-year-old figure skater is in a critical condition in the intensive care unit at the hospital in Kommunarka. Doctors diagnosed him with left-sided pneumonia in combination with the flu, as well as sepsis and intoxication of the organism. Today it became clear that Kostomarov began to die in his limbs. In this regard, his fingers will probably be amputated. A source at the clinic assured that they will try to save the athlete’s legs.

A well-known cardiovascular surgeon, retired colonel of the medical service Vladimir Khoroshev explained why his arms and legs were at risk due to lung disease. The doctor noted that some forms of COVID-19 seriously affected a body weakened by another disease.

“Roman Kostomarov certainly also had the coronavirus and the result was microthrombosis. This is a normal process after illness. In addition, it develops not only after covid, but also with the common flu. There is swelling of the inner layer, which is lined with blood vessels. Due to edema, clearance for blood flow decreases and the process of thrombosis increases. Peripheral organs are the first to suffer from this situation: soft tissues of the legs, feet. They are particularly susceptible to damage. Next, problems with the fingers begin, “Vladimir Khoroshev told Woman.ru.

The surgeon noted that the capillaries are particularly affected in such cases. Ischemia develops due to reduced blood flow. According to the doctor, the problem was not noticed at the initial stage and now the tissue has started dying. Khoroshev advised cardiologists to examine such patients at the initial stage of the disease.

Therapist, immunologist Irina Yartseva explained that in a state of sepsis, bacteria begin to attack the whole body and not local areas. According to the doctor, this can only happen when the immune response is turned off.

“Amputation is not the worst thing that can happen to him. Limb death is a poor prognostic factor. The beginning of this process indicates that the internal infectious processes have not yet been stopped, and this can lead to damage to other internal organs,” Yartseva is quoted by Vechernyaya Moskva.

The doctor said that all the antibiotics that are used to treat sepsis are so severe that they damage the liver. However, they are used to save a person from death.