Critically wounded Inquilab Mancha leader and election candidate of a parliamentary constituency in Dhaka Sharif Md Osman Hadi’s condition remained unchanged as he is being treated at Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital.
“Osman Hadi’s condition remains unchanged, and if improvement occurs, he may be taken abroad for advanced treatment,” the medical board formed to treat him said in a statement.
But it added, “A repeat CT scan conducted in the morning showed that brain swelling has further increased compared to before, indicating a highly alarming clinical condition.”
The board, however, said if Hadi’s health condition improved, he might be flown abroad for advanced treatment.”
Hadi, a frontline leader of last year’s July Uprising, was shot in the head at close range on Friday as he was on an election campaign in the capital’s Bijoynagar area a day after the Election Commission announced the schedule for the upcoming polls.
The statement said the necessary surgical operation was successfully performed on him on Friday when he was shot and rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) ahead of his transfer to the Evercare Hospital for advanced post-operative treatment and intensive monitoring.
The statement said the CT scan conducted early on Sunday revealed that Hadi’s cerebral oedema had swollen further, indicating an “extremely worrying clinical situation”.
It, however, said the patient’s lung function and mechanical ventilator status were currently stable, as the doctors found no significant improvement or deterioration.
The statement said Hadi’s chest drain tube remained functional, while his kidney function was currently maintained, though the creatinine level slightly decreased.
However, due to the brain injury, some hormonal imbalances have developed, affecting hourly urine output and prompting doctors to closely monitor his acid-base balance, fluid status, and electrolytes for the required treatment.
The imbalance related to blood clotting and bleeding is currently largely under control.
The statement said due to brain stem injury and pressure caused by excessive brain swelling, fluctuations in Hadi’s blood pressure were observed, while his heart rate was found to be somewhat higher than normal.
But doctors were providing him necessary medical support to maintain blood pressure and cardiac stability.
It said the patient’s blood sugar was being closely monitored, as in such complex and critical physical conditions fluctuations of sugar level are a “known clinical challenge”.
“The patient’s overall condition remains extremely critical,” the statement said, adding, however, that the medical board was working tirelessly with the highest professionalism, sincerity and coordination to ensure Hadi’s best possible treatment.
It said if the Hadi’s family, or the government through the family, wanted his transfer abroad for advanced treatment, the hospital authorities and the medical board would provide all-out cooperation.
According to the statement, the patient’s family was informed in detail about his current physical condition.
“All are humbly requested not to crowd the hospital unnecessarily and to refrain from spreading any speculative or misleading information,” it said, adding that the medical board also earnestly sought prayers from the people for Hadi’s speedy recovery.
According to police on Friday afternoon, Hadi was travelling in a rickshaw with another person when motorbike-riding armed assailants shot him in the Kalvert area of Bijoynagar and fled the scene.
