Home / Health / SP Balasubrahmanyam on ventilator, ECMO support; 'stable', says hospital

SP Balasubrahmanyam on ventilator, ECMO support; 'stable', says hospital

Balasubrahmanyam was closely being monitored by its multidisciplinary clinical team, the hospital treating the 74-year-old musician said.

Premium

SP Balasubrahmanyam was put on the ECMO support, a heart-lung assistance machine, on Wednesday, nearly a week after he suffered a setback in his health. Photo: Facebook

Press Trust of India Chennai

2 min read Last Updated : Aug 22 2020 | 11:14 PM IST

Veteran playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, battling Covid-19, continues to be on ventilator and ECMO support and was ''stable'', MGM Healthcare said on Saturday. He was closely being monitored by its multidisciplinary clinical team, the hospital treating the 74-year-old musician said.

Balasubrahmanyam "continues to be on ventilator and ECMO support in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)," Dr Anuradha Baskaran, Assistant Director-Medical Services, MGM Healthcare said in a bulletin. "His current clinical condition is stable and he continues to be closely monitored by our multidisciplinary clinical team," Baskaran said.

The said team consists of specialists from Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Pulmonolgy,

Topics : Coronavirus healthcare Coronavirus Tests Coronavirus Vaccine Health crisis

What you get on BS Premium?

Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.

VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in