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Former UP CM Kalyan Singh's health being closely monitored: Hospital

The clinical parameters of Kalyan Singh are being closely monitored by expert consultants at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh who is admitted in ICU at PGI Hospital, in Lucknow.

Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh who is admitted in ICU at PGI Hospital, in Lucknow.

Press Trust of India Lucknow

The clinical parameters of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh are being closely monitored by expert consultants at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here, the hospital said on Monday.

In a statement issued here, the SGPGIMS said, "After he (Kalyan Singh) complained of respiratory discomfort on Saturday evening, oxygen therapy was started. He was put on non-invasive ventilation on Sunday evening due to respiratory worsening."

The senior faculty of Critical Care Medicine (CCM), cardiology, nephrology, neurology and endocrinology are keeping a close watch on all the aspects related to his health, it said.

Director Professor RK Dhiman is supervising the treatment on a daily basis, the statement read.

 

The 89-year-old Singh, who is also a former governor of Rajasthan, was admitted to the ICU of the hospital on the evening of July 4 due to an infection and reduced consciousness level.

Earlier, he was undergoing treatment at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences here.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jul 19 2021 | 12:34 PM IST

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