Lucknow: The King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has reported a 3% yearly decrease in patient deaths in the department of critical care medicine due to the use of precision medicine. This was shared by the department head, Prof Avinash Agarwal, during a ceremony celebrating the department’s foundation day on Friday.
Prof Agarwal explained that precision medicine tailors treatment to individual patients through molecular tests. These tests, which check around 35 factors, help determine the most effective medications. Results are now available in just four hours, improving treatment speed. Previously free, these tests will now have a small fee.
A senior official said that before the introduction of precision medicine, about 36% of critical patients, around 770, died in a year, but this has now reduced to 713. The department expects further improvement in the future.
The event was inaugurated by vice chancellor Prof Soniya Nityanand, and other key figures like Prof Praveen Kumar Jain and Dr Bhuwana Krishna were also present.
