Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya clinically stable

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya’s health condition has improved and he is “clinically stable”, a senior doctor at the hospital, where he is being treated, said.

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's health condition has improved and he is "clinically stable", a senior doctor at the hospital, where he is being treated, said on August 4.

Mr. Bhattacharya is on intermittent non-invasive ventilatory support and is alert and conscious, he said.

"Mr Bhattacharya remains on intermittent non-invasive ventilatory support on the 7th day of admission. He is alert and is responding to doctors and visitors. Relevant conservative medical management, physiotherapy and lung rehabilitation are being done," the doctor said. One pulmonologist has attended the former CM and suggested a few medicines.

“The 79-year-old Bhattacharya is on intravenous antibiotics which would be continued till Saturday,” he said.

Intravenous antibiotics are antibiotics that are administered directly into a vein to enter the bloodstream immediately and bypass the absorption in the gut. This delivery method is used for severe infections because intravenous antibiotics reach tissues faster and at higher concentrations than oral antibiotics.

"Bhattacharya is on Ryles tube feeding and a swallow assessment is being done. His overall clinical status remains stable," he added. He was rushed to the hospital on July 29 with breathing troubles and was diagnosed with lower respiratory tract infection and 'Type 2' respiratory failure. He has been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other age-related ailments.