Suchitra Sen is dependent on Oxygen via non-invasive ventilation
Kolkata:
The condition of veteran Bengali actress Suchitra Sen is critical, a doctor said on Friday.
Subir Mondal, a member of the team of experts attending on Mrs Sen at the Belle Vue Clinic here, said her oxygen saturation level is fluctuating and she is dependent on oxygen via non-invasive ventilation.
"Unless she is independent of the oxygen support, we must say she is critical. She is not out of danger," Mondal told IANS.
Her condition prompted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to visit the hospital for the second consecutive day on Friday.
The medical bulletin on Friday claimed: "Her dependence and demand of oxygen still remains high. Her cardiac condition remains stable".
The actress, who has shunned media and public for decades since her retirement from the film industry, initially suffered chest infection. The 82-year-old actress was undergoing treatment for it at a nursing home since December 23. Her condition worsened on December 28 night.
Following complications, Mrs Sen was put on the ventilator on January 3.
Dubbed as the Greta Garbo of Bengali cinema, Mrs Sen is known for her performances in films Deep Jwele Jaai and Uttar Falguni in Bengali as well as Hindi movies Devdas, Bombai Ka Babu, Mamta and Aandhi.
She won the best actress award for Saptapadi at the Moscow Film Festival in 1963.
Subir Mondal, a member of the team of experts attending on Mrs Sen at the Belle Vue Clinic here, said her oxygen saturation level is fluctuating and she is dependent on oxygen via non-invasive ventilation.
"Unless she is independent of the oxygen support, we must say she is critical. She is not out of danger," Mondal told IANS.
Her condition prompted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to visit the hospital for the second consecutive day on Friday.
The medical bulletin on Friday claimed: "Her dependence and demand of oxygen still remains high. Her cardiac condition remains stable".
The actress, who has shunned media and public for decades since her retirement from the film industry, initially suffered chest infection. The 82-year-old actress was undergoing treatment for it at a nursing home since December 23. Her condition worsened on December 28 night.
Following complications, Mrs Sen was put on the ventilator on January 3.
Dubbed as the Greta Garbo of Bengali cinema, Mrs Sen is known for her performances in films Deep Jwele Jaai and Uttar Falguni in Bengali as well as Hindi movies Devdas, Bombai Ka Babu, Mamta and Aandhi.
She won the best actress award for Saptapadi at the Moscow Film Festival in 1963.
