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Kasturba Medical College Hospital, ISCCM organises Sepsis awareness programme
Udupi: The Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) has taken the initiative to raise nationwide awareness regarding sepsis and its fatal complications through programmes conducted by the various ISCCM branches.
Sepsis is a life-threatening infection affecting about 1.2 crore people each year in India and the death of about 30 lakhs every year in India alone. As compared to the large number of deaths due to sepsis, about 32,000 people died of heart attacks in India in 2023.
The Department of Critical Care Medicine at Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital organised the awareness education drive in Manipal was conducted through an academic initiative by the members of the ISCCM Manipal branch for both the general public as well as doctors and other health-care professionals.
Speaking on the occasion, the faculty of the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital, Manipal stressed the fact that people should never neglect any infection with fever like urine or skin or lung infection, and seek medical help at the earliest to prevent the infection from spreading.
Good hygiene practices like hand washing also go a long way in preventing the spread of infection. Dr Souvik Chaudhuri, chairman, ISCCM Manipal branch, Dr Sunil R, secretary, and Dr Margi Bhatt, the treasurer ISCCM Manipal Branch along with other key members of the ISCCM Manipal Branch outlined the importance of early recognition of sepsis features to the general public and doctors. The programme was attended by more than 100 people, and the aim is to carry forward this important initiative every year through various activities.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the prestigious Merck Foundation of Germany, dedicated to advancing global health and wellbeing through science and technology, has officially designated the Clinical Embryology Centre at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (KMC Manipal) as its ''Centre of Excellence''.
Kajal joined Medical Dialogue in 2019 for the Latest Health News. She has done her graduation from the University of Delhi. She mainly covers news about the Latest Healthcare. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.