Citing possibilities of a third wave of COVID-19, the Indian Society for Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) has asked the Centre to plan ahead for setting up fully functional critical care units. ISCCM statement said, the sessions highlighted the importance of a critical care unit in hospitals, which act as lifelines in salvaging patients from moribund conditions and the dire need for skilled and technically updated facility, which can never be over emphasised. The brain storming session witnessed a gathering of over 450 participants including physicians, specialists, nurses and technicians, according to the statement. Govil further said, Indian Critical care is at par with international standards and it is "only a matter of time that we prove the same to the world at large". This is where the ISCCM steps in and contributes its knowledge and skill," the doctor said.

Source: Mint October 09, 2021 09:45 UTC