Mumbai, Oct 22 :Doctors treating filmmaker Yash Chopra said he had not been responding to treatment at all.
Nine days after he was diagnosed with dengue and taken to hospital, Yash chopra died on Sunday evening following multi-organ filure.
Sources at Lilavati said that Chopra who was brought in on October 13 had not been responding to treatment at all, Mumbai Mirror reported.
On day one,he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and put on the ventilator.His wife Pamela and son Aditya were by his side round the clock, a source told the newspaper.
Chopra was under the care of Dr Prakash Jiandani,specialist in the critical care unit.
Yash Chopra had already developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) when he was brought to the hospital, a doctor said.
Apart from that,other organs like his kidney and liver had also stopped functioning.
The doctor added his platelet count was 44,000 when admitted and the count kept going down drastically.
On Saturday,Oct 20,it had dropped to an alarming 15,000.
The normal count in a healthy person is 1,50,000-4,50,000.
Doctors at the hospital also pointed out that in cases of dengue,treatment should ideally start as soon as possible.
However,in Chopras case, 48 hours had already passed at the time he was brought to Lilavati hospital.
Chances of survival,at such a critical stage, and given his age, were slim, his family was told.
At 5.40 pm on Sunday,the doctors broke the news of his passing away due to multi-organ failure to his son Aditya.
Shah Rukh Khan,who hosted a televised interaction with Yash Chopra three weeks ago,was the first to reach the hospital with his son Aryan.
Shah Rukh also left with the ambulance carrying Chopra's body at around 9 pm.
That day on stage,Chopra had spoken to him about his latest film,his retirement,and his plans to spend more time with his family.
Jab Tak Hai Jaan,starring Shah Rukh,Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma,is slated for a Dilwali release,and only the title song remains to be shot.
Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu,Vishal Dadlani,Parmeet Sethi and Archana Puran Singh,Rani Mukerji and her mother were also among the first to reach the hospital.
The body has now been kept at YRF Studio from 9 am to noon for people to pay their last respects,while the cremation will be at Pawan Hans, Juhu at 3pm.
