Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan is expected to be discharged from Lilavati Hospital this weekend after spending nearly three weeks under medical care. The development is a relief to his family and well-wishers from the film industry who were hoping for his speedy recovery.
Salim Khan is likely to be discharged this week after being hospitalized for almost three weeks.
According to journalist Vicky Lalwani, the 88-year-old author was admitted to the hospital by doctors after he was diagnosed with a blood clot in the brain. He was given medical treatment during his stay and his condition has since improved. If his recovery continues as expected, he is likely to be discharged within the next three to four days.
The update has reportedly come as a relief to the Khan family, including his son, actor Salman Khan. Lalwani wrote in his Instagram post that the last few weeks have been challenging for the family, although Salim Khan’s health has steadily improved under medical supervision.
Salim Khan was admitted to Lilavati Hospital on the morning of 17 February after being brought by his family doctor. Addressing the media outside the hospital the following day, the attending doctor confirmed that a digital subtraction angiography (DSA) procedure had been successfully performed by a neurosurgeon on 18 February.
“We needed to check, and today we did a minor procedure. The procedure was DSA by a neurosurgeon and has been completed successfully. He is fine and stable and has been shifted to the ICU. By tomorrow, he will be taken off the ventilator. He is doing quite well. Age is a factor, we understand,” the doctor had said.
Giving more information in Hindi, the doctor said, “When he came, he was completely conscious and seemed fit. There was a slight brain hemorrhage, which we dealt with. There is no need for any surgery.”
Hospital officials had earlier confirmed that Salim Khan remains stable in the ICU and is under close observation. However, the public update about his health reportedly upset Salman Khan and other family members, following which the hospital refrained from issuing any further official statement.
