Dr Beale was accompanied by Dr Balaji, a government doctor, Dr Babu Abraham, critical care consultant, Apollo Hospitals, and Dr Sudha Seshaiyyan, who embalmed Jayalalithaa’s body.
Two months after the demise of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, London-based intensivist Dr Richard Beale, along with the doctors at Apollo Hospital who treated her, said on Monday that Jayalalithaa was admitted to the hospital with sepsis along with uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension, which caused damages to her organs and led to an eventual cardiac arrest.
“The process of care that was followed was perfectly straightforward. There was no conspiracy and nothing strange happened,” Dr Beale said, dispelling rumours about Jayalalithaa’s death, while speaking at a press conference facilitated by the Tamil Nadu government ahead of AIADMK general secretary Sasikala taking charge of the government. Jayalalithaa, who was admitted to Apollo Hospital on September 22, died of a cardiac arrest on December 5, after being hospitalised for 75 days.
Dr Beale was accompanied by Dr Balaji, a government doctor, Dr Babu Abraham, critical care consultant, Apollo Hospitals, and Dr Sudha Seshaiyyan, who embalmed Jayalalithaa’s body.
“Jayalalithaa got a severe infection. It was in her blood and it affected her heart. She complained of breathlessness and was brought to the hospital. Her condition was stabilised and it improved for a while, and then deteriorated again. She was put on a ventilator and had life-supportive care. With a lot of inputs from many doctors, she started to improve again. She had a tracheostomy. She looked like recovering, when she had an unexpected, catastrophic cardiac arrest,” said Dr Beale, who was flown in especially to treat her.
Dr Babu gave a timeline on Jayalalithaa’s health condition. “On September 22, Jayalalithaa was admitted at 10.30 pm and immediately given critical and supportive care. She was short of breath at home and the ambulance was called. At that time, the diagnosis was respiratory failure due to infection. She passed away on December 5,” he said.
When asked why no photographs or CCTV footage of Jayalalithaa in the hospital were released, Dr Beale said, “Images of critically-ill patients are not taken. I don’t understand why reasonable people would expect that such an act should be committed.”
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
 "Richard Beale")
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
)
)
)
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}