September 14, 2024 6:58 AM
“We have approached the central government about setting up a lung transplant facility and permission may come soon,” said state Medical Education Minister Pathak.
A lung transplant facility will soon be opened at King George's Medical University (KGMU), Vice-Chancellor Brajesh Pathak said while addressing a World Sepsis Day conference organised by the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM), KGMU, on Friday.
“We have approached the central government about setting up a lung transplant facility and permission may come soon,” said state Medical Education Minister Pathak.
He said that during the Covid pandemic, patients were sent to South India to avail this facility.
The lung transplant facility will be developed in collaboration with multiple departments and separate units will work in collaboration with dedicated trained medical staff.
Prof. Ved Prakash, Head, PCCM Department, shared information on sepsis and said it can affect people of all ages and backgrounds. The incidence of sepsis is on the rise and has seen a notable increase over the past few decades. Sepsis affects around 50 million cases annually.
Common risk factors include chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes, cancer), immunosuppression, surgery, and certain infections (e.g. pneumonia, urinary tract infections). 80% of sepsis cases occur outside of hospital.
Sepsis remains a major global health problem, with the latest estimates of approximately 50 million cases and 11 million deaths annually, accounting for one in five deaths worldwide.
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