MAKKAH: A medical team from the neurosurgery department at King Abdulaziz Hospital in Makkah performed an emergency surgery to save the life of a female Pakistani Hajj pilgrim from brain death, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
The King Abdulaziz Hospital is part of the Makkah Healthcare Cluster.
The 65-year-old Pakistani woman was brought to the emergency department in a coma and was having difficulty breathing.
Following the necessary medical examination, the medical team discovered that she had a large cerebral hemorrhage pressing on her brain.
During an operation, the team opened her skull and stopped the bleeding. The operation was successful and the patient was then transferred to intensive care.
She was later moved to the neurosurgery department before being released from the hospital in good condition.
