Toddler recovers after month-long critical care battle at Bengaluru hospital following road accident
A toddler in Bengaluru has successfully recovered after a month-long battle in critical care following a severe road accident. The child, Vihaan S. Jithin, suffered multiple life-threatening injuries, including brain and lung damage, and developed a multidrug-resistant infection. After extensive treatment and rehabilitation, he was discharged able to breathe independently and walk with assistance.
- ▪Vihaan S. Jithin, a one-year-nine-month-old child, suffered severe brain and lung injuries from a road accident.
- ▪He required nearly a month of intensive care, including ventilator support and neurological rehabilitation.
- ▪Doctors faced challenges in balancing ventilator support with the risks of further infection and airway collapse.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Doctors at a private hospital in Bengaluru recently treated a one-year-nine-month-old child who had suffered severe brain and lung injuries following a road accident. The child had also developed a multidrug-resistant infection and required nearly a month of intensive paediatric critical care and rehabilitation.The child, Vihaan S. Jithin, had sustained multiple life-threatening injuries and required prolonged ventilator support, repeated respiratory interventions and neurological rehabilitation before eventually regaining the ability to breathe, eat and walk again.He was admitted to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Manipal Hospital Yelahanka after receiving initial emergency treatment elsewhere.Doctors said the child had suffered severe traumatic brain injuries, including…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Hindu — Top.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from The Hindu — Top
