Noted cartoonist RK Laxman critical but stable, says hospital

Pune: Eminent cartoonist RK Laxman is in a critical condition in a hospital here, where he was admitted on Saturday, hospital sources said late Sunday night.
Laxman, 94, was admitted to the intensive care unit of Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital for urinary infection.
He underwent dialysis on Saturday and was recovering, as precautionary measures, doctors have shifted him to the intensive care unit (ICU), said a close family member of Laxman.
Doctors said that Laxman has been put on a ventilator support after a multi-organ failure.
“Laxman is critically ill, but stable. He was admitted for urinary infection along with a with multi-organ failure. We have put him on a ventilator,” hospital sources told PTI.
“Laxman has had various health issues. In the past, he was suffering from renal inefficiency and lung infection,” hospital sources said.
In 2010, Laxman had suffered multiple strokes, the hospital sources said. (PTI)