Coimbatore hosp to join plasma therapy trials
Pratiksha.Ramkumar@timesgroup.com
10.06.2020
A Coimbatore-based private hospital is all set to join the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) plasma therapy trials for Covid-19 patients.
PSG Hospitals authorities said they had received approval for the trials 10 days ago, making it only one of the two private medical college hospitals in the state to join the trials. However, the hospital is yet to find ideal patients to join the trials or donors to start collecting blood plasma. Its dean Dr S Ramalingam said, “Except two, all our patients have been asymptomatic. While the two are ideal donor candidates, we want them to finish 28 days of recovery as per protocol, before requesting them to come forward. Once things settle down, we will begin the trials by formally informing the public health authorities.”
The plasma donor should be a person who tested positive for Covid-19 with strong symptoms, including fever with cold and cough. The hospital could also include patients who are suffering from respiratory distress. “We have to wait for 28 days after recovery for them to come forward and donate plasma. A patient can donate plasma only once a month” Dr Murali said.
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