The Indian state is in a state of multiple-organ failure, starting with the subversion of the Constitution, left, right and centre, centre and the states and the dismal state of affairs of the state ruled by a dynasty named SoniaG. The doctors of the state are less clueless than the doctors trying to save the Patient X now in Singapore.
"...medical care in Singapore is as good as that in London."
I wish political-honchos in India said the same thing about India. Politico-s who talk at the drop of a turban are eloquently silent on the rot in the state called India. See the latest memorandum of some Senior Citizens. http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2012/12/governance-corruption-and-police-senior.html
Governance, corruption and police: Senior Citizens write to President, CJI
Something is really rotten in the state of India. Its state is symbolised by the state of multiple-organ failure of Patient X.
Let us pray for the recovery of the Indian Patient X in Singapore.
Aren't we supposed to have given the Constitution of the Republic to ourselves and costituted the state? Aren't we suppose to demand justice in the state? This is precisely what the protesters have been demanding for over a week now. Justice seems to be such a slippery customer, defying definition.
Is anyone listening?
Kalyan
Patient’s vital signs are deteriorating: Singapore hospital
by FP Staff 21 mins ago
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The condition of the 23-year-old Delhi gangrape survivor has taken a turn for the worse today evening with signs of major organ failure, a statement from the Mount Elizabeth Hospital said.
“As of 9pm (Singapore time) on 28 December, the patient’s condition has taken a turn for the worse. Her vital signs are deteriorating with signs of severe organ failure. This is despite doctors fighting for her life including putting her on maximum artificial ventilation support, optimal antibiotic doses as well as stimulants which maximise her body’s capability to fight infections,” said Mount Elizabeth Hospital, chief executive officer, Kelvin Loh in the statement.
The family members of the girl are with her, Kelvin said.
Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. AFP
“The High Commission of India is with her and her family at this critical time. Our medical team continues to provide all possible treatment and care,” he said.
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The medical bulletin said that the vital signs of the survivor are deteriorating with signs of severe organ failure. The hospital further said that the condition was deteriorating despite the doctors fighting for her life.
The survivor has been put on maximum artificial ventilation support, optimal antibiotic doses as well as stimulants that “maximise her body’s capability to fight infections”, said Kelvin.
According to the latest information, the family members of the survivor have also been informed about her deteriorating condition and that they are currently by her side to encourage and comfort her.
Earlier on Friday, the doctors said that the gangrape survivor had infection in lungs and abdomen, as well as an injury to the brain. She had also had cardiac arrest two days ago. Hospital authorities in Singapore said that the survivor was struggling against all odds and fighting for her life while a multi-disciplinary team was doing all to stabilise her.
Sources at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital had also indicated that no surgery could be conducted immediately as the survivor was still not fit for surgery. A statement issued by the Mount Elizabeth Hospital said, “The condition of the patient continues to remain critical. In addition to her prior cardiac arrest, the survivor also had infection of her lungs and abdomen, as well as significant brain injury. The patient is currently struggling against the odds, and fighting for her life…A multi-disciplinary team of doctors is taking care of her.”
Speaking about her health condition, VP Nair, who is a cardiologist at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital, said that it was not good, adding “cardiac arrest in a young patient after multiple injuries is a serious problem”. He also ruled out a possibility of shifting the survivor to UK, saying “transfer from one country to another on a long journey may not be a good idea for a patient with such difficult and complex medical problem…medical care in Singapore is as good as that in London”.
http://www.firstpost.com/india/patients-vital-signs-are-deteriorating-singapore-hospital-571999.html
Indian gang-rape victim in severe organ failure, says Singapore hospital
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THE medical condition of an Indian gang-rape victim has "taken a turn for the worse", the Singapore hospital treating her said in a statement issued overnight.
"Her vital signs are deteriorating with signs of severe organ failure," Kelvin Loh, chief executive officer of Mount Elizabeth Hospital, said.
"This is despite doctors fighting for her life including putting her on maximum artificial ventilation support, optimal antibiotic doses as well as stimulants which maximise her body's capability to fight infections."
Earlier the hospital had issued a bulletin saying the woman was ''struggling against the odds" to survive after suffering a heart attack and brain injuries.
In a bulletin issued after her arrival in Singapore, doctors at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital said the 23-year-old was battling an infection in her lungs and remained critically ill after the December 16 assault in Delhi.
"The patient is currently struggling against the odds, and fighting for her life," said Dr Loh.
Indian demonstrators shout slogans and wave placards as they move towards India Gate in New Delhi on Thursday during a protest calling for better safety for women following the rape of a student in the Indian capital."Our medical team's investigations upon her arrival at the hospital yesterday showed that in addition to her prior cardiac arrest, she also had infection of her lungs and abdomen, as well as significant brain injury," he added.
"A multi-disciplinary team of specialists has been working tirelessly to treat her since her arrival, and is doing everything possible to stabilise her condition over the next few days."
On Thursday night, the hospital revealed that the woman, who is a student in Delhi, had undergone "three abdominal surgeries and experienced a cardiac arrest in India" as it gave the first detailed rundown of her condition.
The woman had been treated in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital since she was thrown off a bus in the capital after six men took turns to rape her at the back of the vehicle.
She also suffered severe intestinal injuries as a result of being assaulted with an iron bar, according to police and prosecutors.
Indian police officials stand behind a barrier as demonstrators move towards India Gate in New Delhi on Thursday.
The decision to fly her in a special air ambulance was taken at a meeting of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet on Wednesday, the government having promised to pay all her medical bills.
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the government's only concern was to ensure the victim received "the best treatment possible".
"The doctors of Safdarjung Hospital and those from Trauma centre, they were called and consulted," he told reporters.
However newspapers have suggested that authorities who have struggled to contain nationwide protests over the attack were keen to have her transferred out of the country.
An unnamed doctor who was part of a team of experts consulted about the transfer told The Hindu newspaper that they had only been asked whether it was safe to move her rather than if it was the best course of action.
"The question was not whether there were any deficiencies in treatment that would be met by moving her... She was being given the best possible care."
Samiran Nundy, chairman of the organ transplant and gastro-surgery department of Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, told the paper the transfer made little sense.
"I just can't understand why a critically ill patient with infection in blood and body, high grade fever and on the ventilator is being transferred," he said.
"It will take weeks in this case to even look into the possibility of an intestinal transplant so why hurry and take the patient out from a facility which works so well. It seems more of a political move."
Mr Singh has ordered an official inquiry into the gang-rape and promised new laws to protect women as well as stiffer penalties for the worst sex crimes.
The government has announced plans to post the photos, names and addresses of convicted rapists on official websites to publicly shame them. The campaign will begin in Delhi, which has been dubbed India's "rape capital".
Mr Shinde also said that Delhi police would soon launch a drive to recruit more female officers as a confidence-building measure.
"Every police station should have women police personnel," the minister said.
"I have suggested that each of the 166 police stations in Delhi should have at least one woman officer. We don't have enough to meet that target yet, but I told them that as many as possible should be deployed until we recruit more women."
The Delhi gang-rape has shone the spotlight on a crime that occurs on a daily basis in India, with most such assaults taking place in rural areas.
Police said yesterday that a 15-year-old schoolgirl had had her throat slit after being gang-raped in the Pali Muqimpure area of Uttar Pradesh state.
A hunt has been launched for three youths after the attack on Thursday, said a report by the Press Trust of India news agency.
http://www.news.com.au/world/rape-victim-battles-against-the-odds/story-fndir2ev-1226544830526
Delhi gang-rape survivor's condition takes turn for worse: Singapore hospital
PTI / Friday, December 28, 2012 20:57 IST
The condition of the 23-year-old victim of a gruesome gang-rape in Delhi, admitted in a super-speciality hospital here yesterday, has taken a "turn for the worse" tonight with signs of severe organ failure.
"As of 9 pm (6:30 PM IST), the patient's condition has taken a turn for the worse. Her vital signs are deteriorating with signs of severe organ failure," Dr Kelvin Loh, Chief Executive Officer, Mount Elizabeth Hospital said in a statement.
"This is despite doctors fighting for her life including putting her on maximum artificial ventilation support, optimal antibiotic doses as well as stimulants which maximise her body's capability to fight infections," the CEO said.
"Her family members have been informed that her condition has deteriorated and they are currently by her side to encourage and comfort her," he added.
The statement said the hospital's medical team continues to "provide all possible treatment and care", to the victim, who was air-dashed from the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi for specialised treatment.
He said the the High Commission of India is with her and her family at this critical time.
The girl was gang-raped and brutally assaulted in a moving bus on December 16, triggering massive protests across India and prompting the government to airlift her to the leading multi-organ transplant speciality hospital.
She had undergone three surgeries at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, where she remained on ventilator support during most part of the treatment. Doctors removed major part of her intestines which had become gangrenous.
Earlier in the day, the security was tightened at the hospital, favoured by well-heeled patients, with each visitor screened before being allowed into the ICU.
The victim's father, who flew in with her, said he was reassured that the best is being done for his daughter.
The High Commission of India has assigned a liaison officer with the family.
The girl was shifted to the hospital here following what the Indian government said a "purely a medical decision" taken by doctors.
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