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Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma Results

The Ct value at the time of admission ranged from 18.9 to 38.0, and on the day of transfusion from 22.0 to 35.9. After one day after transfusion, the Ct values increased. The Ct value of patient 5 became negative on post-transfusion day 1, patient 3 and patient 4 became negative on day 3, and patient 1 and patient 2 became negative on day 12 after the transfusion. SOFA score was also used and decreased from a range of 2 to 10 prior to plasma transfusion to a range from 1 to 4, 12 days following the transfusion. Oxygen levels also improved, and body temperature stabilized. All signs of pneumonia showed gradual resolution. Three patients who had been on mechanical ventilation were weaned from the ventilation successfully and released after over 50 days of hospital stay each. As of March 25, 2020, the two other patients remained hospitalized.

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Updated 2020-08-11

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences