The relatives of Mariam Kousar are glad to see the three-year-old, who was a victim of alleged medical negligence at the Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedic Hospital due to an overdose of anaesthesia, finally opened her eyes, three months after the incident.
On Tuesday, Kousar was shifted to a special ward from the ICU at the Malathi Manipal Hospital after relatives said they noticed little movements in her body, sometimes indicating pain.
However, she is still on tracheotomy and is being fed. The child developed discomfort last week when doctors made an effort to check if she can breathe on her own but, she was soon back on tracheotomy.
“The child is stable and has been shifted to the ward. Parents have been trained to look after her in the ward and inform doctors and hospital staff about changes they notice,” said Dr H Sudarshan Ballal, Medical Director, Manipal Hospital.
He further added that she will be frequently kept under observation of nurses and doctors and that the hospital is ready to discharge her and is waiting for parent’s approval.