MUMBAI: Surgeons removed a 3-inch-long tip of a knife from near the mid-spine region of 54-year-old Saif Ali Khan following the attack by an intruder at the actor’s Bandra home early Thursday.
Khan, along with his elder son and a domestic help, reached Lilavati Hospital, Bandra Reclamation, around 3 am with blood oozing from his wounds. Initial scans revealed the presence of a foreign object near his thoracic or mid-spine.
Saif Ali Khan Health Update
He had five other wounds-a deep one on his left wrist, another on the right side of his neck, and minor abrasions on his hands, stomach and chest.
“If the knife tip was lodged a millimetre or so deeper, the wound would have been a major problem,” said neurosurgeon Dr Nitin Dange, who operated on Khan. The surgical team also stopped leakage of spinal fluid from the wound. “Khan is stable, in recovery mode, and out of danger,” said Dr Dange.
The Lilavati team operated for over five hours to fix the three deep wounds. The spine surgery led by Dr Dange took over 2.30 hours, and a plastic surgery team led by Dr Leena Jain operated on the wrist and neck wounds. Khan was wheeled out of the operation theatre and into the ICU before 11 am and is likely to be there for at least another day, said sources.
Addressing the media, Lilavati Hospital COO Dr Niraj Uttamani said, “Fortunately, (even though) injuries were deep, our doctors and medical team have managed it very well.”
Hospital trustee Prashant Mehta said, “Khan is recovering well, we assure the best medical services to the family by the Lilavati Hospital team.”
Doctors said Khan could be discharged from hospital within the next couple of days
