Sourav Ganguly Health Updates – Good News, Dada discharged from Woodlands Hospital, doctors to still keep “constant vigil” on his health: The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly has been discharged from the hospital on Thursday, according to the medical bulletin of Kolkata’s Woodlands Hospital.
Ganguly confirmed that he is absolutely fine and also thanked the medical team for looking after him and doing the needful procedures after he arrived at the hospital with chest discomfort and had to undergo angioplasty. “I thank the doctors at the hospital for the treatment. I am absolutely fine. Hopefully, I will be ready to fly soon,” Ganguly told reporters outside the Woodlands Hospital.
#WATCH | “I thank the doctors at the hospital for the treatment. I am absolutely fine,” says BCCI President Sourav Ganguly after being discharged from Kolkata’s Woodlands Hospital. pic.twitter.com/BUwsz5h1FQ
— ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2021
Ganguly, who was hospitalised on Saturday, spent five days in the hospital and will now be looked after at home.
The treating doctors will now be keeping a “constant vigil” on Ganguly’s health and appropriate measures will be taken from time to time, the hospital said.
On Wednesday, it was informed that Ganguly, who is fit now, will be discharged from the Woodlands Hospital on Thursday. The former India skipper was scheduled to be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, but he decided to stay one more day in the hospital.
Earlier on Tuesday, in the bulletin, the hospital said: “Report of routine blood tests are satisfactory, Echocardiography shows preserved left ventricular function with an ejection fraction of 56 percent.”
The former India captain was hospitalised at 1 pm on January 2 with “chest discomfort, heaviness of head, vomiting and a spell of dizziness” while performing physical exercise in the home gymnasium at around 11 am. Following this, doctors had conducted angioplasty on him.
Dr. Rupali Basu, MD, and CEO of Woodlands Hospital, on Tuesday, said the former captain will be monitored at home on a daily basis after being discharged.
The 48-year-old will be ready for the next course of procedures or medical intervention after about 2-3 weeks, further said Dr Basu while informing the reporters about the health of Ganguly.
Cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty also met the medical team of nine doctors attending to Ganguly and then a further course of action was decided by the hospital. Dr Shetty said that the heart of Ganguly is now as strong as it was when the former India skipper was 20-years-old.
Full Health Bulletin on Sourav Ganguly
Clinical update/ January 4, 2021 / 12noon
Mr Sourav Ganguly
48 years/ Bed no- 516
Under care- Dr Saroj Mandal, Dr Soutik Panda, Dr Saptarshi Basu
Medical board of 9 members met today at 1130am with reputed specialists on zoom platform
Dr Saroj Mondal
Dr Aftab Khan
Dr SB Roy
Dr Saptarshi Basu
Dr Bhabatosh Biswas
Dr Soutik Panda
Dr Asish Patra
Dr Palash Kumar
Dr Malti Purkait
Dr Rupali Basu
Dr Devi Shetty ( on zoom )
Dr RK Panda ( on zoom )
Dr Samuel Mathew ( on phone)
Opinions were taken from Dr Aswin Mehta ( Jaslok Mumbai) and Dr Shamin K Sharma ( Mount Sinai NY)
The medical records and his clinical condition of Mr Sourav Ganguly were reviewed by the board members.
The unanimous decision was that an appropriate timely excellent treatment of primary PTCA with revascularisation of RCA was rendered during the acute heart attack stage.
The discussion was also on the two other coronary blockages viz LAD and OM2 need to be treated by angioplasty in this admission vis a vis doing it at an immediate later stage.
The consensus of the board was that deferring the angioplasty for now is deemed to be a safer option since Mr Ganguly is stable, without any chest pain and is on optimal medical management.
The family members were present during the board meeting and were explained about the disease process and further therapeutic plan.
Treating doctors will be keeping a constant vigil on his health situation and taking appropriate measures daily at home once discharged.
Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Sourav Ganguly a speedy recovery on Sunday. PM spoke to the former India captain via a phone call on Sunday. Modi enquired about Ganguly’s health after the BCCI President suffered a mild heart attack on Saturday.