Nesarikar, who was supervising the firefighting at Kalbadevi, was stuck in the debris for 15 minutes after the building collapsed. He was rushed to the NBC, where he underwent decompression for the compartment syndrome, in which doctors successfully restored the blood supply on Sunday.
Mumbai fire brigade's chief fire officer Sunil Nesarikar, who sustained 50% burn injuries in the Kalbadevi fire, underwent a six-and-a-half-hour-long skin grafting surgery at National Burns Centre (NBC) in Airoli on Tuesday.
Nesarikar, who was supervising the firefighting at Kalbadevi, was stuck in the debris for 15 minutes after the building collapsed. He was rushed to the NBC, where he underwent decompression for the compartment syndrome, in which doctors successfully restored the blood supply on Sunday.
NBC director Dr Sunil Keswani, who is also treating Nesarikar, said, "After his condition stabilised, we decided to remove the dead skin and do skin grafting. We started the surgery at 12pm and finished it at 6.30pm."
Keswani added that the next five days will be crucial for Nesarikar and he will be closely monitored. "The dead skin has to be removed at the earliest to avoid infection, followed by skin grafting. We did the grafting for his lower extremities. Once he stabilises, we plan to do the same for his upper extremities," he said.
For the grafting, 20% skin was used from Nesarikar's thigh region and 80% from the skin bank. "Skin donation is a boon for such patients. Earlier, we used to have 10-12 people donating skin in a month. This year, we had 25-30 donations in a month. We hope more come forward to do the same," said Keswani.
Meanwhile, deputy fire officer SG Amin, who too was injured in the fire, remains critical, said doctors. Amin, who was stuck in the debris for two hours, sustained severe lung injury after he inhaled smoke and got 90% external burn injuries. "He is on ventilator support and dialysis since Monday as his kidney are not functioning properly. There is not much improvement and his blood pressure levels are not satisfying either. We are hoping for the best," said Keswani.
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