Monday, February 9, 2009

Vajpayee Serious But Stable, Doctors


Doctors tendng to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), termed his condition as serious but stable on Saturday morning, the octogenarian Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart is suffering from an infection in the lower respiratory tract.

"He is in a serious but stable condition and continues to be on mechanical ventilation following lower respiratory tract infection," AIIMS medical superintendent DK Sharma was quoted as saying by IANS.

Vajpayee was on Tuesday admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at the premier facility after he complained of difficulty in breathing.

He was put on mechanical ventilation Friday.

"A multi-disciplinary team of doctors is regularly monitoring his health and all his basic parameters, including blood pressure, kidney and liver, are normal," added Sharma.

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