Kolkata:Former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was undergoing treatment for breathing problems, was discharged from hospital on Tuesday around 11 am.
"Various parameters of his body are normal. Riles tube had been opened. So it was decided to send him home today. A special team of doctors and nurses will take him home in an ambulance," hospital sources said.
The former Chief Minister has been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Alipore, South Kolkata since December 9 as his breathing problems aggravated.
He was first placed on mechanical ventilation. His oxygen saturation had deteriorated to 70 per cent and he was in a critical condition for a few days. However, his health condition improved as he responded well to the treatment.
According to hospital sources, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, who is suffering from COPD, was on BiPAP support even before he was admitted to the hospital.
On Monday, hospital sources had informed that he would be sent home on Tuesday with BiPAP, non-invasive ventilator support. "He will be under oral steroids for some time and physiotherapy will continue. Doctors will continue to monitor his health. Home backpack support will continue as usual," a doctor said.
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