Vajpayee’s condition improving: Docs

The condition of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS, is improving and his dependence on ventilator support has reduced, doctors attending on him said on Wednesday. His condition has improved. He is stable now, Superintendent of AIIMS DK Sharma said. Doctors attending on him found that the condition of his lungs has significantly improved and the levels of oxygenation have gone up, which is a positive sign. A hospital source said a decision on removing the BJP leader's ventilatory support would be taken within a day or two. The former prime minister's basic parameters like heart, kidney, liver and blood pressure were normal. Head of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences Department of AIIMS Sampath Kumar had said yesterday, that, his lungs are clearing up. We have reduced the work of ventilator. Kumar said the veteran leader's infection has shown signs of reduction and amount of oxygen in blood purified by the lungs is better. The 84-year-old leader was admitted to the hospital on February 3 with complaints of fever and chest congestion. Doctors later found that he was suffering from pneumonia.