Every possible clinical attempt was made to sustain Jaya revival: Dr Radhakrishnan
Chennai: Jayalalithaa suffered a massive cardiac arrest on the evening of December 4, 2016, and never recovered, said a medical report released by Delhi's AIIMS, which had sent a team of experts to Chennai on different occasions to treat the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
She was administered resuscitation and provided ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrance Oxygenation) support within an hour. "Every possible clinical attempt was made to sustain her revival as per prescribed medical protocols," an official release here said, quoting health Secretary Dr. Radhakrishnan. He said a team of doctors, including experts from Apollo and AIIMS, assessed the situation.
It was clinically concluded that there was no heart function and also no neurological improvement, denoting futility of life support. Hence, after following all procedures, the position was conveyed to senior ministers and political leaders - O. Panneerselvam (former Chief Minister), Health Minister Vijayabhaskar, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M. Thambidurai, and AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala. It was also conveyed to the chief secretary, the health secretary and other top government officials, the statement quoted him as saying. They all understood the situation and asked the medical team to act as per the standard protocol.
Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Dr. Radhakrishnan said, "even though the MCI guidelines prevent us from disclosing the details of treatment given to any individual, we have released the detailed reports of the late Chief Minister's treatment at the Apollo Hospitals to scotch all the rumours and speculations that have been doing the rounds."
However, given the need to put at rest needless speculation relating to the circumstances surrounding the hospitalisation, treatment and sad demise of the late Chief Minister, the government decided to make public the discharge summary received from Apollo Hospitals and the medical report received from AIIMS, New Delhi.
"The late CM was given world-class treatment at the Apollo Hospitals with the help of the AIIMS doctors and foreign experts like Dr. Richard Beale. We have done this (releasing the medical reports) in the interest of transparency and to put an end to rumours and speculations," he added.
