Convalescent Plasma Transfusion to treat severe COVID-19 patients

“Convalescent Plasma is used to treat patients confirmed to COVID-19 who have been admitted at ImamReza Hospital,” said Dr. Allahyari, Head of Department of Internal Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and a Hematologist and Oncologist.

“Plan of Plasma Therapy is performed by Hematology and Oncology Department and pulmonology and Anesthesiology Department in Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad,” says Dr. Allahyari to a WEBDA reporter.
“In this plan, Potential donors must have received a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, and then must be symptom-free for at least 14 days, and will need to be tested again to confirm that they are now negative for COVID-19.”, he added.

“If the test is negative, the level of antibodies against the novel coronavirus in their blood will be checked, and if they have an acceptable level of antibodies, we use their plasma to treat severe COVID-19 patients in the ICU of Imam Reza Hospital,” he noted.
“Plasma therapy is carried out by China and some European countries affected by the novel coronavirus which poses no risk to the plasma donor, and these treatments have had acceptable therapeutic results. It should be noted that plasma separation is performed under completely sterile conditions by the plasma milling machine,” he stated.

A conex has been allocated to this purpose in the open space of the Hospital, which has no physical connection with the medical wards of this hospital. People who have recovered from a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 and would like to donate their plasma for use in this experimental treatment can get more information by calling +989158975650.