How effective is plasma therapy? Is it true that plasma can treat COVID-19?

COVID-19 can be treated with plasma. Currently, many recovered patients are willing to give their blood to doctors so that they can treat the next critically ill patient. Next, let's take a look at the effect of plasma therapy, hoping to help everyone.

How effective is plasma therapy?

Plasma therapy is suitable for patients with weakened immunity and before an inflammatory storm occurs, and is not recommended for patients with mild symptoms.

Judging from the treatment of some critically ill patients, 12 to 24 hours after treatment, the blood oxygen saturation of the patients increased significantly, the main inflammatory indicators decreased significantly, the lymphocyte ratio increased, and other key indicators improved overall, and the clinical signs and symptoms began to improve. The specific treatment effect is still under observation.

Is it true that plasma can treat COVID-19?

On January 20, more than 20 medical staff infected with COVID-19 in Wuhan donated their blood 10 days after recovery. On February 8, plasma antibody treatment for recovered COVID-19 patients began, with a total of 9 severe patients receiving this treatment in the first batch. Experts said: Generally, after 24 hours, the patient's symptoms begin to ease, the lymphocyte ratio increases, and the C-reactive protein decreases. The patient's lung CT findings show that exudation has significantly decreased.

Data analysis of plasma therapy

Each donor can collect about 400 ml of plasma, which takes 7 days from collection to use. On average, 1 unit of plasma can save 2-3 people. After 12 to 24 hours of treatment, the main inflammatory indicators of the patients decreased significantly, the lymphocyte ratio increased, and the key indicators such as blood oxygen saturation and viral load improved. Clinical signs and symptoms improved significantly. So far, 11 people have been treated, and 10 patients have achieved good results.

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The three telephone numbers for plasma donation of recovered patients left in the proposal have been flooded with calls. Outside Hubei, hospitals in some provinces and cities have also begun collecting plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients for the treatment of critically ill patients. China Biologic said that on the evening of February 13, the three mobile phone numbers were immediately flooded with calls after they were announced.