New health report from Alessandro Zanardi

This Sunday, June 21 at 11:30 a.m., Santa Maria Elle Scotte Hospital in Siena released a new health bulletin regarding Alessandro Zanardi. The Italian pilot, victim ofa serious traffic accident when he was out on a handbike on Friday June 19, " spend the night (from Saturday to Sunday) under conditions of cardio-respiratory and metabolic stability.

Body functions are adequate, adds the press release. He is still sedated, intubated and mechanically ventilated. Neuromonitoring (neurophysiological monitoring) in progress has shown a certain stability but these data must be taken with caution because the neurological picture remains serious. »

Indeed, “the current conditions of general stability still do not make it possible to exclude the possibility of adverse events and, therefore, the patient still remains in a guarded prognosis. »

Doctors make appointments Monday June 22 at noon for a new health report. 

Admitted to intensive care late Friday, Alessandro Zanardi underwent a 3-hour major surgery for serious head and jaw injuries after being rushed to hospital by helicopter.

The 53-year-old Italian, who had his legs amputated after a terrible Champ Car accident in 2001 at the Lausitzring (Germany), was carrying out a handbike training session with the Paralympic team when he lost control of his vehicle and found himself on the other side of the road. The multiple Paralympic gold medalist was unable to avoid an oncoming truck.