J Jayalalithaa requires longer stay in hospital, say Apollo doctors
Chief Minister, who was admitted on the night of September 22, continues to improve and is making gradual progress .
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa will require “longer stay” at its facility, the Apollo Hospitals said on Thursday while maintaining that the present line of treatment, including respiratory support, neublisation and drugs to decongest the lungs, would be continued. A medical bulletin issued by the Apollo Hospitals said the Chief Minister, who was admitted on the night of September 22, continues to improve and is making “gradual progress”. The bulletin also said top doctors from the AIIMS — Dr G Khilnani, Dr Anjan Trikha and Dr Nitish Naik — besides International Specialist Dr Richard Beale, who has flown in from London for the second time in a week, have examined the Chief Minister on Thursday.
“The expert team from AIIMS also examined the Honourable Chief Minister and concurred with the present line of treatment provided to the Chief Minister. The expert team will be available till 7.10.2016,” the statement issued by Subbiah Viswanathan, Chief Operating Officer, Apollo Hospitals, said. Maintaining that the Chief Minister is under observation of a panel of doctors consisting of intensivists, cardiologists, respiratory physicians, infectious disease specialists and diabetologists, the Apollo Hospitals said all experts have concurred that the “line of treatment given” to Ms Jayalalithaa should be continued.
“The Honourable Chief Minister will require a longer stay in the hospital,” the statement said. Based on the detailed deliberations and clinical examination, the expert group of doctors from Apollo Hospitals have drawn up a detailed medical management plan keeping in view of the Chief Minister’s “known history of diabetes, and winter bronchitis in inclement weather.”
“The present treatment regimen includes continued respiratory support, neublisation, drugs to decongest the lungs, antibiotics, nutrition, general and supportive therapy,” the statement from Apollo said. The hospital said the panel of doctors continuously carries out detailed lab and radiology investigations.