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PM taken off ventilator, put on liquid diet, say doctors
New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh, who underwent a successful coronary by-pass surgery to
overcome multiple blockages to his heart, is doing fine, has
been taken off the ventilator and put on liquid diet, doctors
attending to him said Sunday.
The 76-year-old Prime Minister "is doing fine now. He is
conscious. He also met his family and congratulated all the
doctors," Dr Ramakant Panda, a specialist of Mumbai's Asian
Heart Institute, who led the team of doctors during the
surgery at AIIMS here, told PTI.
Satisfied with his "improving condition", doctors earlier
withdrew the ventilator support to Singh, he said.
"Ventilator has been taken off and he is breathing on his
own. This is an important step," Panda said.
Dr Vijay D'Silva, who attended to the Prime Minister
throughout the night, said that Singh has been given liquid
diet since morning and was speaking to doctors. The Prime
Minister also had a cup of tea in the morning, he said.
"The way you (doctors) are taking care of me, you should
take care of other people also," D'Silva quoted Singh as
saying.
D'Silva, an ICU specialist, said the Prime Minister was
in a "happy mood" and was "happy with his treatment".
A PMO statement said Singh had an "uneventful night"
following his surgery. "Doctors attending on the Prime
Minister say that he is stable, comfortable and is making
rapid progress," it said.
Panda, who is a specialist in 're-do by-pass' surgery,
said, "We are monitoring the important parameters like his
pulse, blood pressure, temperature and urine output.
"We have also tried to find out the pressure in the lungs
through a tube called Swanganz. We are also ensuring that
there is no post-operative bleeding and we have found that
bleeding has stopped," he said.
The Prime Minister is expected to be in the ICU for three
days and spend about seven to eight days in the hospital.
The 11-member team from the AHI, Mumbai, had yesterday
performed the over 11-hour-long operation on the Prime
Minister. The team included three more doctors and a large
number of support staff. PTI
Singh, who underwent a successful coronary by-pass surgery to
overcome multiple blockages to his heart, is doing fine, has
been taken off the ventilator and put on liquid diet, doctors
attending to him said Sunday.
The 76-year-old Prime Minister "is doing fine now. He is
conscious. He also met his family and congratulated all the
doctors," Dr Ramakant Panda, a specialist of Mumbai's Asian
Heart Institute, who led the team of doctors during the
surgery at AIIMS here, told PTI.
Satisfied with his "improving condition", doctors earlier
withdrew the ventilator support to Singh, he said.
"Ventilator has been taken off and he is breathing on his
own. This is an important step," Panda said.
Dr Vijay D'Silva, who attended to the Prime Minister
throughout the night, said that Singh has been given liquid
diet since morning and was speaking to doctors. The Prime
Minister also had a cup of tea in the morning, he said.
"The way you (doctors) are taking care of me, you should
take care of other people also," D'Silva quoted Singh as
saying.
D'Silva, an ICU specialist, said the Prime Minister was
in a "happy mood" and was "happy with his treatment".
A PMO statement said Singh had an "uneventful night"
following his surgery. "Doctors attending on the Prime
Minister say that he is stable, comfortable and is making
rapid progress," it said.
Panda, who is a specialist in 're-do by-pass' surgery,
said, "We are monitoring the important parameters like his
pulse, blood pressure, temperature and urine output.
"We have also tried to find out the pressure in the lungs
through a tube called Swanganz. We are also ensuring that
there is no post-operative bleeding and we have found that
bleeding has stopped," he said.
The Prime Minister is expected to be in the ICU for three
days and spend about seven to eight days in the hospital.
The 11-member team from the AHI, Mumbai, had yesterday
performed the over 11-hour-long operation on the Prime
Minister. The team included three more doctors and a large
number of support staff. PTI
