PHNO-SB: DOLPHY STILL CRITICAL STATE, BUT STABLE - DOCTORS

DOLPHY STILL CRITICAL STATE, BUT STABLE -
DOCTORS
MANILA, JUNE 26, 2012
(INQUIRER) By: Marinel R. Cruz - Comedy king Dolphy (Rodolfo V.
Quizon in real life) was still at a "critical state, but stable," his family
announced on Monday night.
"After the tracheostomy, Quizon's condition has [shown] significant
improvement," said Eric Nubla Jr., head of the patient relations at the Makati
Medical Center, where the comedian has been confined at the intensive care unit
(ICU) since last week.
Dolphy underwent the medical procedure on Saturday night "to make it easier
for his organs to function properly," his son Eric Quizon said on Sunday.
A tracheostomy is a surgical procedure where an opening is made in the neck
to the trachea as windpipe to allow a patient to breathe easier.
Nubla said Dolphy's vital organs were "functioning well and all other
improvements reported before have remained the same." He added that "despite the
improvement in his hemoglobin level, his platelets were really low, as well as
the potassium level in his system."
Nubla also said there were signs of hematoma on Dolphy's skin. "These are
sort of blotches on the skin," he explained. "The low-platelet count could be
related to the blotching."
The doctor also reported that blood transfusion was still being performed,
and would be "followed by another session of (kidney) dialysis."
Dolphy underwent dialysis for almost seven hours on Sunday. Eric said that
since his father's body responded well to it, this would be performed on him as
long as he needed it.
Nubla added that the comedian's condition was "relatively the same."
He said Eric, who was the family's designated spokesperson, was "not
available" to speak before reporters on Monday. "He asked me to speak in his
behalf. Updates, now that things were a bit stable, will be shorter and less."

Nubla reported that only family members and close friends were allowed to
visit Dolphy. "The family would always screen those who visit," he added. "I
guess supporters would just have to pray for him at a distance for now."



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