Jaitley admitted to AIIMS, kidney transplant tomorrow
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today underwent a series of medical tests at AIIMS ahead of his kidney transplant surgery. Jaitley, 65, who was admitted to AIIMS last evening has been kept under observation. Sources said that keeping a kidney transplant patient under one-day observation is a routine medical procedure and his surgery is likely to be done tomorrow. Here's more on it.
Jaitley was kept in a 'controlled environment' at home
Jaitley is suffering from a kidney ailment and has not been attending office since Monday. A kidney transplant operation was scheduled for today and all formalities for a donor's kidney were also completed. He is likely to be operated by nephrologist Dr. Sandeep Guleria from Apollo hospital, also the brother of AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, who is also a family friend of Jaitley.
He had confirmed his illness in a tweet
He had a heart surgery several years ago
Jaitley had in September 2014 undergone a bariatric surgery to treat weight gain that he suffered because of a long-standing diabetic condition. That surgery was first performed at Max Hospital, but he had to be later shifted to AIIMS because of complications.