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8-year-old discharged from PGIMS Rohtak after 23 months on ventilator
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 06 Oct 2026, 09:01 AM
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An eight‑year‑old patient who spent 23 months on a ventilator at PGIMS in Rohtak, Haryana, has been discharged and is now able to walk.
The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Rohtak reported that an eight‑year‑old child, who had been dependent on a ventilator for nearly two years, was discharged this week after showing significant clinical improvement. Medical staff said the child regained sufficient respiratory function to be weaned off mechanical support and was able to stand and walk with assistance before leaving the hospital.
The prolonged intensive care stay, lasting 23 months, began when the child was diagnosed with a severe respiratory condition that required continuous ventilation. Throughout the period, a multidisciplinary team of pulmonologists, pediatricians and physiotherapists monitored progress and provided rehabilitative care.
Hospital officials highlighted the discharge as a milestone for both the patient and the institute, emphasizing the role of persistent medical management and family support in achieving the outcome. The child will continue outpatient follow‑up and physiotherapy to consolidate mobility gains.
No further details about the underlying diagnosis were released, and the family expressed gratitude to the medical team for the recovery.
PGIMS plans to share the case with other tertiary care centers to illustrate long‑term ventilator weaning strategies in pediatric patients.
The prolonged intensive care stay, lasting 23 months, began when the child was diagnosed with a severe respiratory condition that required continuous ventilation. Throughout the period, a multidisciplinary team of pulmonologists, pediatricians and physiotherapists monitored progress and provided rehabilitative care.
Hospital officials highlighted the discharge as a milestone for both the patient and the institute, emphasizing the role of persistent medical management and family support in achieving the outcome. The child will continue outpatient follow‑up and physiotherapy to consolidate mobility gains.
No further details about the underlying diagnosis were released, and the family expressed gratitude to the medical team for the recovery.
PGIMS plans to share the case with other tertiary care centers to illustrate long‑term ventilator weaning strategies in pediatric patients.