Soumitra Chatterjee’s condition not improving, says doctor

Calcutta:

20 days after being admitted to hospital with COVID-19, famous actor Soumitra Chatterjee is unaware, his level of consciousness has dropped and doctors may decide to put him on invasive devices for airway support. Some doctors have cited his condition as “very critical”. 85-year-old fellow Dadasaheb Phalke may also undergo a procedure called plasmapheresis or plasma exchange which involves extracting a patient’s blood to filter plasma components such as autoantibodies in an effort to reduce the attack. on the patient’s own body.

A board of neurologists and nephrologists is expected to make a decision on this today.

“We’re going to sit down with the family again because they’ve been prepared and mostly accepted. We will take a call on two major issues, one is invasive, each support to support things and plasmapheresis, ”Dr Arindam Kar, who heads the medical team treating Mr Chatterjee, said Sunday evening.

“You all know he is not maintaining himself well. His consciousness, despite our best efforts, is not improving. It has rather gone down,” added Dr Kar.

Concerns about Mr Chatterjee’s health improved a bit last week when doctors appeared optimistic about his parameters. The actor, who began his illustrious career as the star of the iconic 1959 film Satyajit Ray Apur Sansar, is a cancer survivor. He received convalescent plasma therapy soon after admission.

Mr Chatterjee’s extended stay in the ICU leads to complications. He was admitted to the Belle Vue Clinic, one of the top private hospitals in Kolkata on October 6. Mr. Chatterjee was transferred to intensive care on October 9 after developing complications.

Mr. Chatterjee’s platelet count has decreased, as has his hemoglobin, while his urea level is on the rise.

The key problem, said R Kar, was COVID-19 encephalopathy. “This is the crux of the matter, the most important problem for which its improvement has not occurred,” said the doctor.