Plasma collection of recovered patients. Recovery trend with blood products. Chinese government announced February 17 at 21:58.
The Chinese government has announced that when blood samples from patients infected with the new coronavirus and subsequently recovered, blood products were collected and administered to multiple patients, there was a clear recovery trend.
According to the report, a state-owned pharmaceutical company will administer blood products obtained by collecting plasma from patients who have been infected with the new coronavirus and have recovered afterwards to more than 10 severely ill patients starting this month. did.
As a result, between 12 and 24 hours, there was a clear recovery trend, including reduced inflammation, improved oxygen levels in the blood, and reduced virus in the body.
According to an expert, transfusion of plasma from a patient who recovered after the outbreak of SARS outbreak in 2003 in a severely ill patient improved the symptoms. It is the most effective means of treatment and can significantly reduce the mortality of critically ill patients. "
In response, the pharmaceutical company and the Wuhan Blood Center and others have been calling for the delivery of plasma to patients who have been infected with the new coronavirus and subsequently recovered.