According to hospital sources, there has been no further gastrointestinal bleeding on Friday. However, his haemoglobin had gone down for a while and doctors had to go for two units of blood transfusion.
The 85-year-old actor, who has been under ICU support for 22 days, is little stable now than in last 4 days, the statement by one of the attending doctors said.
"The first session of dialysis on Mr. Soumitra Chatterjee was successful and there were no episodes of blood pressure fluctuations. The dialysis normalised most of his health parameters and other renal functions. However, his condition remains very critical," a doctor at the medical facility said.
Soumitra Chatterjee is barely conscious. He is being treated for dehydration. His kidneys are not functioning well. The octogenarian's urea and creatinine levels have been on the rise. His overall condition has worsened. He is definitely critical but we have managed to stabilize his condition a bit.
A hospital spokesman said in a statement, "On the 20th day of hospitalization and 17th day of ICU care, the consciousness of the octogenarian is not improving despite all our efforts. Rather it has gone down."
Though Soumitra Chatterjee's organs were functioning "well", the platelet count has dropped and the level of urea and sodium in his blood has gone up, said Dr Arindam Kar, who is leading the team of doctors treating him at the facility.
The neurological condition of legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who is undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a private hospital in Kolkata, has deteriorated a little in the last 24 hours though his other health parameters are good.
Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee's health condition is improving gradually and the octogenarian is speaking a few words, opening his eyes as well as responding to verbal commands, doctors said on Sunday. The thespian's oxygen saturation has been consistent, his organs are functioning normally and all other parameters are fine, they said.
Chatterjee, who was on BiPAP (a non-invasive ventilation used for breathing support administered via a face or nasal mask) in the night but in the morning was put on a nasal mask, the doctor said.
COVID-19 negative Soumitra Chatterjee had no fever since Tuesday evening but is still in an "acute confusional state". He is, however, responding to verbal commands and is opening his eyes at times, the doctors said.
Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who is battling with Covid-19 at Belle Vue Hospital in Kolkata, continued to remain "critical but stable". The octogenarian actor is responding to medical treatment. Another Covid-19 test will be performed upon Chatterjee on Wednesday, hospital sources said.
Hospital sources said that Soumitra Chatterjee widely celebrated actor is not keeping well and is in a drowsy, confusional state. Earlier, Chatterjee was given convalescent plasma therapy twice. His neurological condition has not shown any change in the last two days.
Soumitra Chatterjee was given plasma therapy twice on Saturday and the octogenarian also underwent a CT scan. He was admitted to hospital on Tuesday after he tested positive for the virus.
Soumitra Chatterjee had to be shifted to the ITU after he experienced restlessness and was in an "acute confusional stage" on Friday. He was admitted to hospital on Tuesday after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Updating on the health condition of Soumitra Chatterjee, she wrote on a social media post that the actor was suffering from Covid Encephalopathy as per the physicians' assessment and therefore was disoriented and restless at this time.
Chatterjee, who had tested coronavirus positive on October 5, was suffering from several comorbidities. He was immediately shifted to an ICU for close monitoring.
Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, health officials said. He has been admitted to a hospital in Kolkata, they said. The octogenarian actor was unwell and he tested positive for the infection on Tuesday morning, a senior health official said.
Chatterjee said the demonetisation initiative undertaken in November 2016 caused hardship to the people.
Soumitra Chatterjee was presented the 'Hiralal Sen Award' by iconic Bengali actor Prasenjit Cahtterjee.
Actor Ronodeep Bose, the grandson of veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee, underwent a major brain surgery and continues to remain on ventilation after getting severely injured in a bike accident on Friday, the hospital said. Bose
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