An archive photo of the fan club’s Soumitra Chatterjee (courtesy SoumitraChattopadhyayFanClub)
Strong points
- Soumitra Chatterjee was admitted on October 6
- He tested positive for COVID-19 on October 5
- He has been on life support since Monday
Calcutta:
Famous actor Soumitra Chatterjee, on respiratory assistance since Monday, underwent the first dialysis session on Wednesday. The dialysis, made to attack his kidney function, “went well,” said the doctor treating the thespien at the Belle Vue clinic in Kolkata on Wednesday evening. Dr Arindam Kar of Belle Vue Clinic, where Fellow Dadasaheb Phalke was admitted on October 6, said in a 9 pm bulletin: “We are almost done with the first dialysis session. It went well. There was no ongoing blood pressure episode. He tolerated it well and normalized most of his parameters, kidney function, urea, creatinine, phosphate which were a bit messy. With a little rigor … The blood pressure is without support now 150/90. Consciousness is 9/10 out of 15 on the Glasgow scale. Ventilation assistance represents approximately 45% of oxygen assistance. He breathes well with it. He did not have a new episode of bleeding or fever. All antibiotics have been postponed or updated based on sensitivity and the hope they are working. “
“Sure, he’s very critical. But we’re doing our best. He fought really hard despite his age co-morbidities. Pray for him,” he added.
Earlier today, Dr Kar shared an update on Soumitra Chatterjee’s condition and said in a medical bulletin: “Kidney function is not that good. So our team of nephrologists decided to 2-3 episodes of dialysis to lower urea and creatinine. Which should also improve consciousness. We would start dialysis soon. We will try to restore urine flow. Hopefully dialysis will last less and not prolonged episodes . “
Three days after Soumitra Chatterjee was admitted with COVID-19 to Belle Vue Clinic, a leading private hospital in Kolkata, he had to be transferred to intensive care after he started suffering from COVID-19 encephalopathy it had an impact on his consciousness. On Wednesday it was 9-10 of 15 on the Glasgow scale, unchanged in recent days. “Barely waking up” was how Dr Kar had described it in a previous newsletter.
The doctor, who is an intensive care specialist and heads Soumitra Chatterjee’s medical board in Belle Vue, said there was no gastrointestinal bleeding on Wednesday. Actor’s hemoglobin and other parameters such as lung function are stable. Oxygen support is around 40-50%, again unchanged from yesterday. “The ventilator settings are good,” said Dr Kar, adding: “We were able to detect the offending bacteria and organisms that create the secondary infections and we initiated the antibiotics according to the sensitivity report.”
Soumitra Chatterjee made her debut in the movie Satyajit Ray Apur Sansar in 1959. Apur Sansar was Ray’s third Could trilogy that started with the classic Pather Panchali. After that, Soumitra Chatterjee worked with Satyajit Ray in several of his best films and popular cinema, including The Detective Feluda series. Sonar Kella and Joy Baba Felunath made him a household name in Bengal, among children and adults.
Not just cinema, Soumitra Chatterjee is admired for her theater, poetry recitation and paintings and has acted in popular films scripted to include her as a character. There remains one box office draw.
