Why is Jayalalitha still in ICU

 

Today Apollo Hospital Chief said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has recovered completely.“Right now other systems of her body are being pepped up; her mental functions are fine,” he added.She’s in the ICU to avoid cross infection. Prathap Reddy, Chairman of Apollo Hospital, where Jayalalithaa has been undergoing treatment, said that her mental functions are fine. "However, tracheostomy tube is still there in the windpipe. It is used once in a day for about 15-20 minutes to inflate her lungs to ensure that her lungs don't collapse," Reddy said. "Though she can live beautifully without ventilator support, still we put her on and off the ventilator to ensure that her lungs won't collapse," he said. "I can confidently say our efforts and people's prayers have produced good results. She can leave hospital any time she wants. We keep her in hospital because her other systems needs to be pepped up," he said. Reddy further added, "I don't see her often but last time we had a good conversation. I can't dictate her to go to work or not. She has a passion for work and she will get back as soon as possible."