The condition of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who is in hospital since the night of September 22, continued to improve. She was being administered antibiotics and allied clinical measures were being taken to “treat infection,” the Apollo Hospitals said in a press release issued on Sunday evening.
She was responding well to the treatment, and had been advised a few more days stay in the hospital, the release issued by the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer Subbiah Viswanathan said.
“The Apollo Hospital also obtained an expert opinion from Dr. Richard Beale, an international specialist and consultant from the Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, who was flown in from the United Kingdom on September 30,” the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer Subbiah Viswanathan said in a press release.
Dr. Beale examined the Chief Minister, evaluated her clinical reports and had detailed discussions with the expert group of doctors treating her. He “concurred with the present line of management.”
Based on the detailed discussions the expert group of doctors had with Dr. Beale, “the current treatment plan, including, appropriate antibiotics and other allied clinical measures are presently being continued to treat infection,” the release said.
It is learnt that Dr. Beale, who specialises in treating severe sepsis and cardio-respiratory physiology, has left the city.
