Plasma Therapy
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Convalescent plasma is used for passive immunization of patients as it
contains antibodies formed against the novel coronavirus in a recovered
individual.
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The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan approved clinical trials for
plasma therapy on April 8. Some local hospitals have begun considering
the experimental use of this therapy on patients in a critical state.
Initially 350 members were selected to undergo Clinical Trials, said Dr.
Tahir Shamsi. (Latif, 2020)
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Proning
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Placing the patient in a prone position, on their stomach with the chest
down and back upwards.
It helps in increasing oxygenation during acute respiratory distress
syndrome.
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Dr Fakhir Raza, an intensivist at SIUT, said proning had been very
effective in most of their patients. Out of 20 patients in SIUT who were
proned, 11 had been intubated (placed on a ventilator) out of which
seven were extubated successfully, he added.
“We prone for up to 16 hrs., then we de-prone and check the patient’s
vitals,” explained Dr Raza. “There was a remarkable improvement within
three to four hours.” (Ahmed, 2020)
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