George Michael is still in hospital in Vienna and is on a special £100,000 bed that has "probably saved his life" in his fight against pneumonia, says a doctor.
The 'Freedom' singer has been forced to cancel his European tour as he is suffering from the illness and is being kept in an intensive care room at the AKH Hospital in Austria.
According to Dr Carol Cooper the bed was designed for lung patients and it has kept him alive but the star remains critically ill.
Talking to The Sun, Dr Cooper said: "The bed has probably saved his life so far. But he is far from out of the woods yet."
It has been claimed that Michael has developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, which is a lung condition often triggered by pneumonia and it stops oxygen getting into the blood and can be fatal.
The Triadyne Poventa 'kinetic therapy' bed has been designed for patients that can't move and are suffering from acute respiratory distress. It constantly tilts at an angle of up to 40 degrees from side to side, so it can relieve pressure on the lungs.
"These beds are lifesavers and exceptionally expensive, even to use," Dr Cooper explained. "With the lungs not functioning well, the heart has to pump harder to shift the blood around the body, which would make it harder to survive. This bed tries to get the lungs functioning as best they can."
She continued: "The movement helps shift secretions inside the lung to make sure they don't collect and make you worse. But if he is still being cared for like this, he is very seriously ill.
"He is in a critical condition, which means he could die. We still don't know why pneumonia affects some people more than others. But if you are middle-aged, and maybe with other problems such as with your immune system, your outlook is not so good."
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