#Plasmatherapy has been tried in SARS, H1N1 and EBOLA outbreaks in past as well. The plasma of patients that have recovered is called convalescent ( kan- val-ascent) plasma and is rich in antibodies (proteins that are produced by human body against infectious or foreign agent) 
These antibodies neutralise the virus and help in recovery of critically ill by reducing the viral load. Convalescent plasma ( CP) has mainly been used as a last resort in critical cases. In current epidemic also was used in China for a small no of cases and been found helpful.
Issues with this treatment are:
1. It has not yet been tried on a large scale in COVID19.
2. Patients who recover from coronavirus infection must volunteer to donate blood.
3. Transfusions carry risk of reaction called transfusion reactions, some of which can be life threatening.
1. It has not yet been tried on a large scale in COVID19.
2. Patients who recover from coronavirus infection must volunteer to donate blood.
3. Transfusions carry risk of reaction called transfusion reactions, some of which can be life threatening.
In 2016 convalascent plasma tried on 99 Ebola patients in Guinea failed to show promising results with the therapy although no major adverse reactions were noted in the study. It also emphasized use of plasma with high titre of antibodies.
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Latest news is that Kerala is going to start treatment with convalascent plasma.This has the nod of ICMR and treatment protocols are being finalised. It has been tried on COVID cases with success in few cases in China and doctors in US hv also started it in critically ill
As the no of critically ill patients will mount,more no of hospitals will start trials of convalescent plasma on critically ill. The only issue is to get sufficient no of donors. Donors would be healthy patients who have recovered from the illness recently. Some pics..
We would need heroes like these👆 to make the treatment successful as and when it starts in India. Thank you..🙏
Today ICMR called upon institutes willing to participate in trial treatment with convalescent plasma therapy for critically ill COVID19 cases in India to register themselves on its portal.
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BYL Nair Hospital Mumbai has started its trial on convalescent plasma therapy. 1st donor is a 20 year old young male, details not fetched. Therapy would be given at Kasturba Hospital to critical cases. Many more patients have volunteered for donation.👏👏
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Good News!Recovered patients from COVID19 are queing up at BYL Nair hospital Mumbai to donate blood for convalascent plasma therapy. As no of cases is high in Maharashtra, we can hope the treatment works for critically ill patients in the state.🤞🤞🤞 tribuneindia.com/news/nation/pa…
Trials for plasma therapy in Delhi are yet to start at Indian Institute of Liver and Biliary Science.However as per reports a 50 yr old critically ill patient at Max Healthcare,Delhi is responding well post plasma therapy given on compassionate grounds.
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Sassoon Hospital,Pune awaits approval of ICMR to start trial of convalescent plasma therapy. Mumbai &Pune share max no of cases in Maharashtra. We can expect more no of hospitals,at least from Mumbai coming forward for trial.
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Punjab was supposed to try convalescent plasma therapy for the first time on ACP Anil Kohli, Ludhiana who was being treated for COVID19 and was critical. The senior police officer died today even before the procedure could start .RIP Sir 🙏
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Gujarat Govt has received oral approval from DCGI & ICMR after applying for trial of plasma therapy.The BJ Medical College team and a team in SVP Hospital, Ahmedabad would be starting it to treat critical COVID19 patients.
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Smruti Thakkar, a recovered COVID19 patient, has become the first convalescent donor for plasma therapy in Gujarat. kudos to her👏👏👏, hope other convalescent donors too come forward for this selfless service.
Meerut medical college is ready to start trials of plasma therapy. A merchant Navy officer Capt Ashwini Garg and few other recovered patients have volunteered to donate blood for the therapy👏👏👏. We need more such covid warriors.
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KGMU. Lucknow has received approval to start convalescent plasma therapy trials on critical patients.They are in contact with patients who have recovered. I hope @TheKanikakapoor kapoor is listening.Time to prove you are a #covidwarrior
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Would request eminent personalities and influencers to appeal to patients who have recovered from COVID19 to come forward for blood donation for convalescent plasma and save lives of critical patients @ARanganathan72 @KyaUkhaadLega @theskindoctor13 @desimojito @smritiirani
