THE GOAN NETWORK
BELAGAVI
A team of doctors from the Lakeview Goaves hospital, Belagavi saved the life and limbs of a 13-year-old boy from Belagavi who had been seriously injured in a road mishap.
According to the hospital, the boy had fallen off the tractor and it ran over his waist and thighs, causing grievous injuries. He sustained fractures to the right thigh, pelvis and left leg as well as injury to major blood vessel of the right lower limb.
His life and limbs were at risk due to internal bleeding caused by major fractures and he was admitted to Lakeview Goaves hospital.
A team of doctors that included intensivists, cardiovascular surgeon, orthopaedic surgeon, gastro surgeon and anaesthetists, immediately attended to the patient.
Dr KM Kattimani (senior Cardiac surgeon), Dr K S Mane (Senior Ortho and Spine surgeon), Dr Shrishail Hangandi, Dr Prashant and Dr Veeranna B (anaesthetists) made sure the patient remained stable throughout the complex and extensive procedure over a period of 6 hours.
"The patient is fine and has fully functional legs. We are confident that he will walk in 4 weeks with physiotherapy and lead a normal life," said Dr Shashikant Kulgod, MD and CEO of Lakeview Goaves hospital.
