22/5/2020
PUNE: The first
experimental use of plasma therapy for treating a COVID-19 patient has been
successful at Pune's state-run Sassoon general hospital, a senior doctor
claimed. A 47-year-old woman, who had co-morbid conditions such as
hypertension, hyperthyroid and obesity and who was in critical condition, was
given convalescent plasma therapy twice on May 10 and 11.
Convalescent Plasma Therapy is an experimental procedure where
plasma from the blood of a recovered COVID-19 patient is transfused to a
critically ill coronavirus patient. The blood of a person who has recovered
from COVID-19 develops antibodies. When injected into the blood of another
patient, these antibodies are supposed to help that person fight the infection.
"The condition of the patient improved and her repeat
tests following the 14-day period came out negative. The woman has been shifted
out of COVID ward and will be given discharge soon," said Dr Murlidhar
Tambe, the dean of Sassoon Hospital.
Convalescent Plasma Therapy is an experimental procedure where
plasma from the blood of a recovered COVID-19 patient is transfused to a
critically ill coronavirus patient. The blood of a person who has recovered from COVID-19 develops
antibodies. When injected into the blood of another patient, these antibodies
are supposed to help that person fight the infection.
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