MURDER ONE - ROCKER CHEATS DEATH AFTER SURGERY ALLERGIC REACTION

PAUL CATTEN, the frontman of British hard rockers MURDER ONE, was left in a coma after an appendix operation went badly wrong. Catten is now recovering at home after a severe allergic reaction to anaesthetic he was given before the operation caused him to suffer a cardiac arrest, just a week before Christmas (17DEC06). A statement from the band reads, "The future of Murder One continued to be cursed as vocalist Paul Catten recently ended up on a life support machine after routine surgery for his appendix went terribly wrong. "Paul was taken into hospital for suspected appendicitis shortly before Christmas. After 24 hours observation it was decided to carry out the normally routine surgery on the Sunday morning. At 12.30pm on the Sunday, Paul was given a full anaesthetic and immediately suffered a severe allergic reaction, which resulted in a cardiac arrest. Once resuscitated, his condition stabilised, the appendix was removed and Paul was put into a drug-induced coma for 24 hours and kept on a life support machine for the duration. He eventually woke at 9.30pm on the Monday. He remained in hospital for several days as to recover from both trauma and surgery. "He is now fully recovered, though still shaken."