5-year-old Lakshay was one those who would always have a smiling face and loved to play. Today, the vegetative state that the child is in has wiped the smile off his parents faces. Lakshay has become a victim of medical negligence. Today he lies in coma in a private hospital battling for his life.
Here is all that we know
Lakshay had an accident in his school where he had severely injured two of his fingers when the desk he was sitting on fell on his hand. He was rushed to Mallya Hospital for treatment.
Lakshay was moved into the operation theatre for a minor operation. What ensued in the operation theatre is not known to the parents. All that Lakshay's father knows is that he had deposited the Rs 25,000 that the hospital asked him for and the next thing that they know is that they have been told that their little son has slipped into coma and they need to shift him to a hospital that has a bigger paediatric ward.
The doctors asked the child to be shifted to Manipal hospital as they did not have the necessary equipment to support the child's critical health status.
"was told that we have to shift the child to another hospital. We were in shock, we thought our child would be safe as it is only a finger injury. Why did they have to bring the child in this state? It's been ten days, my child has been in coma and now they are trying to stabilize him", said Lakshay's father Purushottam.
The doctors treating Lakshay say that his heart and kidneys have stabilised and their major concern is the brain, as it still needs to respond adequately. But Lakshay continues to remain in coma. "Compared to the child's status when he was brought into our hospital, Lakshay has stabilised, we are trying our best to get his brain to respond positively", said Dr Shivakumar, the doctor who has been treating Lakshay.
Each time, Purushottam looks at his child, he is in tears, and hopes that his son bounces back on his feet.
When India Today contacted Mallya hospital, they refused to comment.
The Karnataka health minister UT Khader has sought a report and also issued a notice to Mallya hospital, seeking details on how the child's surgery went awry.
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