2023-09-24 18:25:48
To avoid cases due to sepsisinfectious disease specialists from the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) recommend reinforcing hygiene measures from home, going to their medical units to complete the vaccination schedules, promoting breastfeeding and paying special attention to any warning signs in children. children under five years of age, older adults and people with alterations in the immune system.
Dr. Daniel Pérez Larios, assigned to the Infectious Diseases Hospital of the National Medical Center (CMN) La Raza, explained that the IMSS undertakes various actions to prevent these cases that involve all health personnel.
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“There are different courses in which these personnel are being trained to prevent infections associated with healthcare, and efforts have also been made to update management and treatment guidelines. “Antibiotics and laboratory studies have also been acquired that are used on a daily basis in the units to detect them in a timely manner.”
What does it consist of?
Dr. Pérez Larios explained that the sepsis It is a condition in which the immune system responds inadequately to an infection, causing damage to tissues, organs, and in some cases, can cause death.
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He added that the sepsis occupies the first places by cause of death in the world and in the last year, more than 48 million cases have been identified, of which 11 million die from this cause; Children under five years of age and older adults are the main affected.
Dr. Pérez Larios explained that in many cases, diarrheal and respiratory diseases (pneumonia) are the two main causes that trigger sepsis, which is why it is necessary to identify any warning signs and go to your nearest medical unit.
Main symptoms
In this sense, the IMSS infectious disease specialist highlighted that the main signs and symptoms of this condition are: increased heart rate, high or low temperature, rapid breathing, increase or decrease in white blood cells (defenses) due to destruction. that is caused by the infection.
“Once the cause of this infection has been identified, we carry out certain studies that allow us to detect the origin of the disease and tests are also carried out that show the functioning of the organism and this is where the decision is made as to what treatment to follow.”
The IMSS infectologist reiterated the recommendations to prevent infections and with it, sepsis cases, which are also easy to carry out for all members of the family: “hand and food hygiene helps us a lot to prevent diarrheal infections. The other is vaccination to prevent pneumonia.”
He stressed that it is also important to provide adequate follow-up to people who have problems with their immune system; as well as breastfeeding in younger children, which helps a lot to prevent infections that promote sepsis.
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