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Karnataka Minister D Sudhakar Remains on Full Life Support as Deputy CM Visits

Doctors warn recovery could require a lung transplant.

Overview

  • Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar visited KIMS in Bengaluru and was briefed by doctors who said D Sudhakar remains stable on life support.
  • Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the minister is unconscious yet stable on a ventilator, with other organs functioning, and that doctors planned a CT scan to guide care.
  • D Sudhakar was moved on April 20 to KIMS on extracorporeal life support, a machine that oxygenates blood outside the body when the lungs cannot do so.
  • KIMS stated that a multidisciplinary team is monitoring him round the clock and that he is on full life support to assist vital organ functions.
  • The hospital said a lung transplant may be considered if his lungs do not improve, as JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy separately alleged the government is withholding health details.