Convalescent Plasma Therapy and Its Effects On COVID-19 Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Current Literature.
| Autor: | Bakhtawar N; Internal Medicine, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, GBR., Usman M; Internal Medicine, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering, GBR.; Internal Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, GBR., Khan MMU; Department of Anatomy, Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, PAK. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2020 Aug 03; Vol. 12 (8), pp. e9535. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 03. |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.9535 |
| Abstrakt: | Started in late 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly turned into a global pandemic. Considering there is no proven therapy for COVID-19 infection, there is a need to propose potential treatment options. The use of convalescent plasma is one such option as convalescent plasma has previously been used for treating outbreaks of Ebola, influenza, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and severe acute respiratory (SAR) viruses. Therefore, we carried out an early systematic review to evaluate the efficacy of convalescent plasma (CP) therapy and its effects on COVID-19 patient outcomes. A structured and rigorous systematic review was carried out that included all studies conducted on this topic between December 2019 and June 2020. A total of 10 studies containing a mix of case reports, case series, observational studies, and randomized control trials were identified. Most of the studies lacked randomization and included only small groups of patients. Considering the limitations in the design of current studies, it is difficult to draw a definitive conclusion. However, our results showed that plasma therapy produces notable improvements in patients' clinical symptoms and radiological and biochemical parameters associated with COVID-19 infection. Based on the available information, it is difficult to draw a tangible conclusion about whether plasma therapy improves patient mortality. Until we have concrete evidence to prove otherwise, convalescent plasma therapy may be used as adjuvant therapy for treating COVID-19 infection in critically ill patients. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2020, Bakhtawar et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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