Plasma therapy has been started for veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee who is currently in intensive care from complications due to Covid-19.
The octogenarian was admitted to the Belle Vue Clinic in Kolkata on Tuesday, after testing positive a day before.
Mr Chatterjee’s daughter confirmed in the morning yesterday that the actor is suffering from Covid encephalopathy and is disoriented and restless.
According to hospital sources, the encephalopathy has led to ‘an acute confusional state’ in the actor and will need further investigation.
Earlier in the day, his daughter Poulomi Chatterjee had said, “As per the team of 12 doctors attending to him, my father is maintaining his vital parameters and is stable on this count. His blood pressure is normal, and he has no need of oxygen administration at the moment. However, he is suffering from Covid encephalopathy and, therefore, disoriented and restless at this time. All due care is being taken on this count. There has been no deterioration on account of his co-morbidities, including a high PSA count, pneumonia tendencies and compromised lungs, which are a good sigh.”
Soumitra Chatterjee was in hospital last year in August with breathing difficulties, after a respiratory tract infection and other ‘age-related problems,’ including sodium-potassium imbalance. He was released from hospital on August 21, 2019. The actor tested positive on October 6. He was reportedly shooting a documentary and had gone to a studio on October 1.
The octogenarian was admitted to the Belle Vue Clinic in Kolkata on Tuesday, after testing positive a day before.
Mr Chatterjee’s daughter confirmed in the morning yesterday that the actor is suffering from Covid encephalopathy and is disoriented and restless.
According to hospital sources, the encephalopathy has led to ‘an acute confusional state’ in the actor and will need further investigation.
Earlier in the day, his daughter Poulomi Chatterjee had said, “As per the team of 12 doctors attending to him, my father is maintaining his vital parameters and is stable on this count. His blood pressure is normal, and he has no need of oxygen administration at the moment. However, he is suffering from Covid encephalopathy and, therefore, disoriented and restless at this time. All due care is being taken on this count. There has been no deterioration on account of his co-morbidities, including a high PSA count, pneumonia tendencies and compromised lungs, which are a good sigh.”
Soumitra Chatterjee was in hospital last year in August with breathing difficulties, after a respiratory tract infection and other ‘age-related problems,’ including sodium-potassium imbalance. He was released from hospital on August 21, 2019. The actor tested positive on October 6. He was reportedly shooting a documentary and had gone to a studio on October 1.
