Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, who was stabbed by an “intruder” at his Banda residence within the early hours of Thursday, is recovering effectively, medical doctors stated on Saturday.
The 54-year-old actor suffered a number of stab wounds and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, the place he underwent emergency surgical procedure.
Dr Nitin Dange, a neurosurgeon at Lilavati Hospital, had stated that the Saif Ali Khan had three accidents, two on the hand and one on the best aspect of the neck. And the most important half was on the again, which was within the backbone.
“Medical doctors have eliminated the sharp object from the again and repaired the spinal harm,” he was quoted by information company PTI as saying.
Medical doctors on the hospital stated that the actor, who has been shifted out of the ICU, is recovering effectively. He’s strolling and is on a traditional food regimen.
When will Saif Ali Khan be discharged from hospital?
Medical doctors stated Saif Ali Khan is anticipated to be discharged in two to 3 days.
“We’re observing his progress, and he’s doing excellently effectively in response to our expectations. As per his progress, we have now suggested him mattress relaxation, and if he’s comfy, then in two to 3 days we’ll discharge him,” Dr Nitin Dange stated on Friday.
Because of this Saif Ali Khan could stroll out of the hospital by Monday.
Saif Ali Khan beneath surgical procedure
Medical doctors had carried out a five-and-a-half-hour surgical procedure on Thursday to take away the blade from the actor’s backbone and restore the leaking spinal fluid. “The surgical procedure started at 5 am and ended at 10.30 am,” stated Lilavati Hospital COO Dr Niraj Uttamani.
Sources in Lilavati Hospital stated that Khan was hit so exhausting with the knife that it broke inside his again. The extracted two-inch knife piece was given to the police, who will submit it as proof. A picture of the sharp object, a knife blade, went viral on social media.
The police have fashioned greater than 30 groups to trace down and nab the attacker, who stabbed the movie star in his Twelfth-floor condo on the Satguru Sharan constructing throughout a theft try.
‘Like a lion’
Dr Nitin Dange, a neurosurgeon at Lilavati Hospital stated Khan was soaked in blood however walked into the hospital, additionally positioned in Bandra, “like a lion”.
“When sir Wali sahib (referring to Khan) got here to the hospital, he was coated in blood, however he walked in like a lion together with his small baby, that’s his 6 to 7-year-old son, Taimur,” Dr Dange stated.
In the meantime, autorickshaw driver Bhajan Singh Rana, in whose automobile the actor rushed to the hospital, is hogging media limelight and is being hailed as a hero.
Rana stated he was not conscious that the passenger with a blood-soaked “kurta” he ferried to Lilavati Hospital was fashionable actor Khan, a Padma Shri awardee.
“It was solely once we reached the hospital gate that he known as the guard to fetch a stretcher, saying he was Saif Ali Khan,” he informed reporters.