04-22-2006, 05:59 PM
What is happening?
Mahajan's condition critical, but stable: Docs
Agencies | Mumbai
The condition of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, who underwent a four-hour surgery after being shot at by his younger brother on Saturday morning, is "very critical", Dr Anupam Verma of the Hinduja hospital said.
Mahajan has suffered "massive blood loss" due to injuries in the liver, lower chest, abdomen, the pancreas, duodenum, and an important vein caused by the three bullets, Verma, the hospital dean, told reporters.
"The liver injury is extensive," he said, adding that Mahajan has been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and was put on ventilator support. None of the bullets has been removed.
Reading out a medical bulletin, Verma said Mahajan was brought to the hospital at 8:20 am. He had three bullet injuries in the lower chest and abdomen.
Bullets have travelled through the right lower part of the chest, through the diaphragm. They have gone through the liver, shattering its right side, damaged the head of the pancreas and duodenum, an inferior venacava (IVC), which is the main vein in the abdomen carrying blood to the heart. It has also injured the small intestine.
The injury to the IVC has been repaired and bleeding from there and from the head of the pancreas has stopped. The internal injuries have been repaired, the doctor said.
Verma said that since the injury to the liver was extensive, pads were being used to stop the bleeding.
Mahajan had blood transfusion to make for the blood loss, he said, adding major bleeding has been stopped but from the extensive liver injury it is still oozing.
"His condition presently can be dubbed quite critical. He is still oozing (blood). He is in the ICU on ventilatory support," Verma said.
Mahajan's condition critical, but stable: Docs
Agencies | Mumbai
The condition of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, who underwent a four-hour surgery after being shot at by his younger brother on Saturday morning, is "very critical", Dr Anupam Verma of the Hinduja hospital said.
Mahajan has suffered "massive blood loss" due to injuries in the liver, lower chest, abdomen, the pancreas, duodenum, and an important vein caused by the three bullets, Verma, the hospital dean, told reporters.
"The liver injury is extensive," he said, adding that Mahajan has been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and was put on ventilator support. None of the bullets has been removed.
Reading out a medical bulletin, Verma said Mahajan was brought to the hospital at 8:20 am. He had three bullet injuries in the lower chest and abdomen.
Bullets have travelled through the right lower part of the chest, through the diaphragm. They have gone through the liver, shattering its right side, damaged the head of the pancreas and duodenum, an inferior venacava (IVC), which is the main vein in the abdomen carrying blood to the heart. It has also injured the small intestine.
The injury to the IVC has been repaired and bleeding from there and from the head of the pancreas has stopped. The internal injuries have been repaired, the doctor said.
Verma said that since the injury to the liver was extensive, pads were being used to stop the bleeding.
Mahajan had blood transfusion to make for the blood loss, he said, adding major bleeding has been stopped but from the extensive liver injury it is still oozing.
"His condition presently can be dubbed quite critical. He is still oozing (blood). He is in the ICU on ventilatory support," Verma said.