Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who had previously been discharged by his request from the Institute of Medical Sciences Services (SIMS) of Lahore, changed his mind Tuesday night and requested that he spend the night in the hospital, said a member of the medical board.
Nawaz was to be transferred to Sharif Medical City Hospital, but since the release orders for his daughter Maryam Nawaz could not be obtained from the Lahore High Court, the former prime minister decided to delay his departure from the hospital so that both could leave together.
Maryam's bail
Maryam Nawaz has also been under treatment at the Services Hospital since October 23, a day after her father was admitted.
He is awaiting release on bail in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case after the LHC granted his request a day earlier.
The PML-N leader was ordered to provide two bonds, each worth Rs10 million, and deposit an additional Rs70million and deliver his passport to secure his release.
While her husband, retired captain Mohammad Safdar, presented the additional amount of 70 million rupees along with his passport to the court, Maryam's lawyers were late in completing the documentation and the guarantee bonds could not be presented within hours of work of the court.
Download Note Issued
On Tuesday night, the hospital issued the Nawaz discharge receipt after a medical checkup. An ambulance from Sharif Medical City Hospital had arrived to transport the former prime minister. The PML-N president and former prime minister's brother, Shehbaz Sharif, had also arrived to review the arrangements made.
Later, when Nawaz decided to stay in the hospital until Maryam's release was secured, the ambulance was sent back.
Dr. Ayaz said the former prime minister had expressed his desire to be transferred to Sharif Medical City Hospital.
The doctor had previously informed the media that certain medical tests, including a genetic test, that had been recommended for Nawaz are not available in Pakistan.
His comments followed a meeting between a board of 12 hospital members to review Nawaz's health situation and decide the future course of his treatment.
The medical board recommended that a genetic test be performed after observing that Nawaz platelets could not rise to normal levels and that their blood sugar and blood pressure levels were also inconsistent.
Dr. Ayaz said that Nawaz's health, in general, had improved. "If you want to travel, you can do it."
Nawaz has obtained a bail for medical reasons in the ongoing case of Chaudhry Sugar Mills of Lahore High Court. His seven-year jail sentence in the Al Azizia case has also been suspended by the Islamabad High Court for eight weeks for medical reasons.
Nawaz health indicators
When asked about Nawaz's health indicators, the doctor said that while his condition has seen a slight improvement, his CBC report has shown a decrease in platelet levels once again His platelet levels are now 30,000 per microliter, he said.
Besides, his sugar levels It has not been possible to stabilize in the last 15 days. According to the medical board, the former prime minister's sugar levels are controlled 5-6 times a day. The levels have risen to 150-190.
Board members said that Nawaz's medications are checked every day and that despite the use of steroids, their blood sugar levels cannot be controlled. They said that the use of steroids is necessary to maintain the normal functioning of the kidneys. A low dose of these steroids is being administered, the board added.
According to Dr. Ayaz, during the meeting, it was decided that the steroid dose should be further reduced.
The medical board said Nawaz blood pressure Y cholesterol levels They are also beyond what is considered normal.
"We have now removed the restrictions of your Diet plan"said the board, adding that he will now have a simple diet instead of a restricted one. It was also decided that his water consumption It must be increased and you must go for a walk every day.
In addition, some samples were taken to perform cardiac, renal and sugar level tests.
Drop in platelet levels
The former prime minister was rushed to the Institute of Medical Sciences Services (SIMS) on October 22 after his personal physician gave the alarm about the deterioration of his health.
That day, hospital doctors described Nawaz's condition as "serious" despite the transfusion of three mega platelet units within a few hours of admission.
According to medical tests performed at that time, the former prime minister's platelet count "had dropped from 16,000 to a critical level of 2,000" when he was taken to the hospital that night, which led medical board members to undergo an "immediate transfusion". of platelets to save his life, "said one of the board members.
After a three-day fight, a six-member medical board, headed by the director of the Hospital of Services, Ayaz Mahmood, had diagnosed the reason for the deterioration of Nawaz's health.
"It is acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a bleeding disorder, in which the immune system destroys platelets," said a board member Dawn.
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