The effect of convalescent plasma on the treatment of COVID-19 patients in Ardabil, Iran

Autor: Shahram Habibzadeh, Somaieh Matin, Effat Iranijam, Hassan Ghobadi, Hamed Zandian, Jafar Mohammadshahi, Shahnaz Fooladi, Abdollah Dargahi, Elham Safarzadeh, Mohammad Negaresh, Javad Hosseini, AliHossein Samadi, Saeed Hoseininia, Hossein salehzadeh, Sharareh Dezhkam
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Education and Health Promotion. 11:266
ISSN: 2277-9531
DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1439_21
Popis: Infection with COVID-19 has resulted in considerable mortality all around the world. This study aimed to investigate the effect of convalescent plasma on the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Imam Khomeini Hospital at Ardabil, Iran.In this quasi-experimental clinical trial, patients over 18 years of age with polymerase chain reaction-positive COVID-19 were admitted based on the clinical criteria of respiratory distress with hypoxia (OAnalyses revealed that length of stay in hospital was significantly lower in the CPT group as compared to the control group (It seems that CPT can be used as an alternative treatment at the early stages of COVID-19 to prevent the progress of the disease, reduce the need for intubation and consequently the length of stay in hospital, and finally, decrease mortality.
Databáze: OpenAIRE