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#CovidIndia Am hearing many doctors telling patients to get plasma (blood from survivors) for their sick loved ones. This is NOT a useful therapy and should not be considered as part of the standard of care for COVID-19. Please see explanation and share:
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Original study was in India - 464 adults - death was unchanged with plasma vs. no plasma.
https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3939
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https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3939
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A larger study for through the UK with 5800 individuals showed no difference in any outcomes between plasma and no plasma.
3/ https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.09.21252736v1
3/ https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.09.21252736v1
Add to this plasma is
a) Expensive
b) A blood product and carries risk of transfusion reactions, infections, allergies
c) May cause volume overload to patients
d) Diverts from proven therapies for COVID-19
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a) Expensive
b) A blood product and carries risk of transfusion reactions, infections, allergies
c) May cause volume overload to patients
d) Diverts from proven therapies for COVID-19
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Asking folks to follow the guidelines here by @paimadhu @KrutikaKuppalli @PSampathkumarMD @lancelot_pinto @celinegounder @kartc @cspramesh
@drjoelklinton @IndiaCOVIDSOS @PrakashLab
@drjoelklinton @IndiaCOVIDSOS @PrakashLab
