Malayalam
director
and
writer
KR
Sachidanandan
aka
Sachy
has
been
hospitalised
in
Thrissur's
Jubilee
Mission
Hospital
earlier
today
after
suffering
a
cardiac
arrest.
Known
for
his
recent
venture,
Ayyappanum
Koshiyum
starring
Prithviraj
and
Biju
Menon,
the
renowned
director
had
a
hip
replacement
surgery
on
June
15.
A
medical
report
of
the
director
is
doing
the
rounds
on
social
media,
which
talks
about
his
health
condition.
The
report
signed
by
the
medical
superintendent
Dr.
CV
Mathews
suggests
hypoxic
brain
damage.
The
report
read,
"Mr.
Sachidanandan
was
received
today
early
morning
at
Jubilee
Mission
Medical
College
from
another
hospital
on
16th
June
2020
after
sustained
a
cardiac
arrest,
few
hours
post
total
hip
replacement
surgery.
Currently,
he
is
being
treated
in
the
critical
care
unit
with
mechanical
ventilation
and
other
supportive
measures.
A
multidisciplinary
team
is
involved
in
his
care.
He
is
presently
neurologically
obtunded.
CT
Brain
is
suggestive
of
Hypoxic
Brain
Damage.
His
recovery
can
be
prognosticated
only
after
48-72
hours
post
result."
Earlier,
an
official
from
the
hospital
had
revealed
that
the
actor
is
in
critical
condition.
He
said,
"He
is
critical.
He
is
currently
in
the
critical
care
unit
and
is
on
ventilator
support.
We
haven't
done
a
surgery
when
he
got
here;
the
surgery
was
done
in
another
hospital.
He
was
brought
here
after
a
cardiac
arrest
and
has
suffered
damage
to
his
brain.
CT
scan
was
done
to
assess
the
damage."