Life Threatening Polytrauma Defied: 50+ Doctors and Caregivers Lead Extraordinary Recovery at Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai
by Pranita Kurani Navi Mumbai, June 25, 2026: A 37-year-old ranking officer, Merchant Navy is on his feet again today after surviving what doctors at Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai describe as one of the most complex polytrauma cases they have handled, a combination of multiple fractures, crushed and pulseless right limb, and a ruptured aorta (body’s main blood vessel) that could have killed him within minutes. The patient was first taken to another hospital before being referred to Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai, arriving in a critical state with dangerously low blood pressure and nearly fatal condition. Doctors made it clear from the outset that surgery could not wait on financial formalities and hence within 45 minutes of reaching the Emergency Room, he was moved into the Operation Theatre. On examination, the trauma team led by Dr Nitin Jagasia, Regional Director, Emergency Medical Services, Apollo Hospitals, Western Region, found fractures across the pelvis, f...
