CHENNAI:
Tamil Nadu chief minister J
Jayalalithaa, who was
admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai a fortnight ago, continues to remain on respiratory support but is “improving and making gradual progress,” said a press release issued by the hospital on Thursday evening.
A team of doctors, including
experts from the All India Institute of Medical Science , New Delhi, and international specialist Dr Richard John Beale from the London Bridge Hospital, UK, along with a panel of doctors consisting intensivists, cardiologists, respiratory physicians, infectious disease specialists and diabetologists at the hospital, drew up a detailed medical management plan keeping in view of her diabetes and winter bronchitis in inclement weather.
Detailed lab and radiology investigations are continuously carried out by the panel of doctors. While she continues to be on respiratory support, the present line of treatment includes antibiotics, nebulisation, drugs to decongest the lungs, nutrition, general nursing care and supportive therapy.
“The consensus of opinion of all the experts is that the line of treatment given to the
chief minister
should be continued and she would require a longer stay,” the release signed by hospital chief operating officer
Subbiah Viswanathan
said.
Jayalalithaa was admitted to hospital on September 22 with complaints of “fever and dehydration”. On Monday, the hospital said she was on respiratory support and was being treated with antibiotics for infection.
On Wednesday, pulmonologist Dr G Khilnani, anaesthetist Dr
Anjan Trikha
and cardiologist Dr Nitish Naik discussed treatment protocols given by the specialists’ team at the hospital. The team concurred with the line of treatment and would continue to stay in the hospital till Friday, Viswanathan said.
Dr Beale, who earlier examined chief minister on September 30, examined her again on Thursday.
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