Basu's condition turns very critical

Kolkata, Jan 14 (PTI) The condition of 95-year-old
Communist Party of India-Marxist CPI(M) leader Jyoti Basu on
Thursday turned "very critical" and he was showing signs of
multi-organ failure, his personal physician Dr A K Maity said.

"Basu's condition has turned very critical and he is
heading for multi-organ failure with dysfunction in cardiac
and renal system and stiffness in his lungs," Dr Maity, who is
also a member of the medical board of AMRI Hospital, where
he is admitted, told newsmen.
"The stiffness is usually reversible, but with his
heart not working properly and renal dysfunction, it cannot be
said if the stiffness will reverse," he said.
The leader's sensory apparatus was also not responding
properly, he said.
His haemoglobin level, however, was near normal after
the two blood transfusions given to him Wednesday and the day
before, Maity said.
The plan for tracheotomy, a surgical incision of the
trachea through the neck to make an artificial opening for
breathing will not be done, he said.
A medical bulletin issued by D N Agarwal, Executive
Director of the hospital said, "He is on ventilatory support
and his oxygen requirement has increased." PTI AKB
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