INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Doctors at a private hospital here have successfully removed a 2.5 feet-long and 4-inch-thick iron rod from the chest of a
The rod, according to his family, had pierced into his chest after his car crashed into a truck loaded with rods.The doctors at Max
Superspeciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, performed the seven-hour-long surgery
The patient was stable and would be discharged after two to three days, they said.According to doctors, the staff and others at the hospital
His family told doctors that his car crashed into a truck loaded with iron rods near Murthal in Haryana when he was travelling with his two
He was critically injured while his friends sustained mild injuries.The patient was taken to the emergency ward of the hospital on June 15
at around 1.30 am and after stabilising the patient, the surgery was conducted by a team of four doctors from various departments, including
plastic surgery.Dr Kishalay Datta, director, emergency and trauma, said the patient had huge blood loss and his blood pressure was low when
His chest wall was badly damaged
He had contusions of the lung and multiple rib fractures
