PTI
NEW DELHI, Jan 27: The condition of former President R Venkataraman, who was admitted to an Army hospital here, continues to remain critical.
"His general condition has progressively deteriorated since admission despite intensive medical and nursing care," Commandant of Army Hospital (Research and Referral) Lieutenant General O P Mathew said.
The 98-year-old former President was admitted to the hospital on January 12 with complains of Urosepsis (a toxic condition caused by the extravasation of urine into bodily tissues).
He is suffering from multi-organ failure and is currently on advanced life support systems including ventilatory support, continuous hemodialysis and drugs to keep his blood pressure normal," he said adding that "his condition is extremely critical and unstable."
Venkataraman had served as the eighth President of the country. His tenure was from July 25, 1987 to July 25, 1992.