After 16 days, almost 13% of the plasma recipients died, compared with more than 24% of those who did not receive plasma.
A new study of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 suggests that a century-old technique involving blood plasma transfusions from recovered patients could improve survival rates if done early enough.Friday. It compared the results of 39 COVID-19 patients who received transfusions to 39 who did not.
The disease worsened in 18% of the patients who received plasma compared to 24% of those who didn't, according to the study. After 16 days, almost 13% of the plasma recipients had died, compared with more than 24% of the control patients. And 72% of the plasma recipients were discharged compared with 67% of the control group.that the procedure"is a potentially efficacious treatment option for patients hospitalized with COVID-19; however, these data suggest that non-intubated patients may benefit more than those requiring mechanical ventilation."“This is a retrospective case-controlled study.
"Unlike hydroxychloroquine or remdesivir that have failed to provide significant improvement in mortality, convalescent plasma therapy provides statistically significant improvement in survival," Slifka said.
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