Kolkata, Jan 13
Suchitra Sen, the legendary Bengali actress who is being treated at the Intensive Therapy Unit of a city nursing home following serious respiratory problems, continues to be critical but stable, a medical bulletin said Monday.
Sen, whose condition has been see-sawing since she was admitted to the Belle Vue Clinic three weeks back, "was conscious and communicating with her relatives through gesture".
The doctors during the day removed the endo-tracheal tube that was inserted Saturday after her condition worsened because of the congestion in the lungs.
"Her endo-tracheal tube has been taken out after a thread-bare discussion among the team members. Since the withdrawal of the E.T. Tube her oxygen saturation is satisfactory. Although stable, she is critically ill," the bulletin said.
Critical care specialist Subrata Maitra, a member of the seven-member medical team treating the actress, said they took Sen's family's permission before removing the tube.
By:IANS