Kolkata:
There has been no significant improvement in the condition of 95-year-old Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu, who is in hospital and suffering from acute pneumonia, according to a medical report on Thursday evening.
Ventilation, however, has been reduced to partial support and blood pressure stabilizing drugs have been reduced too. The vitals are the same as on Thursday morning.
A bulletin released earlier in the day by doctors on the medical board monitoring the condition of the former Bengal chief minister read: "By yesterday evening, Mr Basu had shown some improvement. Today however there has been no further improvement in his condition. His blood pressure is fluctuating from time to time. Bronchoscopy was done yesterday and the findings did not suggest any change in treatment. Small amount of liquid food is being given by nasograstic tube."
Jyoti Basu's condition had been unchanged since January 1, the day he was admitted to AMRI Hospital with pneumonia. But he took a turn for the worse on Wednesday morning and had to be taken to the ICCU and put on a ventilator to relieve him of respiratory distress caused by the pneumonia. (Read: Jyoti Basu admitted to hospital)
Stream of visitors
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, accompanied by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, visited Jyoti Basu at the Kolkata hospital on Thursday and offered to send doctors from anywhere in India if required. The leaders were briefed on Basu's condition by the doctors. (See pictures)
The Prime Minister also spoke to Basu's son, Chandan. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was also present at the hospital during the 20-minute visit by the Prime Minister.
CPM Politburo member Sitaram Yechury also visited Basu in the morning. "We know that Jyoti Basu is responding to antibiotic treatment; he is showing signs of improvement. Mr Basu is one of the tallest political leaders of our times and has served the country with distinction," he said.
CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat and wife Brinda too reached Kolkata to see Basu. Among others who visited were Trinamool Congress leaders Mamata Banerjee and Dinesh Trivedi. "They have given him some different antibiotics. They are trying. But Basu is on a ventilator," Mamata said.
Ventilation, however, has been reduced to partial support and blood pressure stabilizing drugs have been reduced too. The vitals are the same as on Thursday morning.
A bulletin released earlier in the day by doctors on the medical board monitoring the condition of the former Bengal chief minister read: "By yesterday evening, Mr Basu had shown some improvement. Today however there has been no further improvement in his condition. His blood pressure is fluctuating from time to time. Bronchoscopy was done yesterday and the findings did not suggest any change in treatment. Small amount of liquid food is being given by nasograstic tube."
Jyoti Basu's condition had been unchanged since January 1, the day he was admitted to AMRI Hospital with pneumonia. But he took a turn for the worse on Wednesday morning and had to be taken to the ICCU and put on a ventilator to relieve him of respiratory distress caused by the pneumonia. (Read: Jyoti Basu admitted to hospital)
Stream of visitors
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, accompanied by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, visited Jyoti Basu at the Kolkata hospital on Thursday and offered to send doctors from anywhere in India if required. The leaders were briefed on Basu's condition by the doctors. (See pictures)
The Prime Minister also spoke to Basu's son, Chandan. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was also present at the hospital during the 20-minute visit by the Prime Minister.
CPM Politburo member Sitaram Yechury also visited Basu in the morning. "We know that Jyoti Basu is responding to antibiotic treatment; he is showing signs of improvement. Mr Basu is one of the tallest political leaders of our times and has served the country with distinction," he said.
CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat and wife Brinda too reached Kolkata to see Basu. Among others who visited were Trinamool Congress leaders Mamata Banerjee and Dinesh Trivedi. "They have given him some different antibiotics. They are trying. But Basu is on a ventilator," Mamata said.
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