Actor Soumitra Chatterjee’s heath continues to be critical but stable

Chatterjee, 85, tested positive for Covid-19 on October 6. He was hospitalised in Kolkata and put on ventilator support on Monday afternoon

Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee’s condition was stable but critical, doctors treating him said late on Tuesday night. Chatterjee, 85, tested positive for Covid-19 on October 6. He was hospitalised in Kolkata and put on ventilator support on Monday afternoon.

Soumitra Chatterjee. (HT Archive)

“His health condition was critical. But we have managed to stabilise the parameters. There has been not much change in terms of improvement or deterioration,” Dr Arindam Kar, who is leading a team of doctors treating the thespian, told media late on Tuesday.

During the day doctors said his gastrointestinal bleeding had stopped and the urine output had increased to “acceptable levels”. The worrying factor was that the urea and creatinine levels were going up. Nephrologists were exploring options whether he would need some support in the form of renal replacement therapy. His platelet count was stable.

“We are now mostly dealing with secondary infections and their repercussions. We are expecting that he would respond to medications that have been given and that his kidney function would bounce back,” said Kar.

“As of now, our priorities are to correct the renal function and stop the deterioration of any other organs. The main issue that has been bothering us over the past few days is his consciousness level,” Kar said.