MP: Private hospital in Indore starts plasma therapy trials

A private hospital in Mhya Presh''s Indore city has started plasma rapy trials on three coronavirus patients, who are in serious condition, an official said on Monday.

Two doctors, who recovered from COVID-19 after treatment, came forward to donate ir plasma (a component of blood) for se patients, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS) chest disease department he Dr Ravi Dosi told PTI. Indore has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot in state. district has so far reported 1,207 COVID-19 cases and 60 deaths.

" plasma rapy has been started on three serious COVID-19 patients, including a woman, in our hospital. We are hopeful of positive results," Dosi said. three patients are d between 30 and 60 years, he said, ding experiment may continue for next 14 days. two doctors who have donated plasma became coronavirus-free after undergoing treatment at SAIMS, he said.

official also informed that two doctors do t work at SAIMS. One of dors, Dr Izhar Munshi (54), said, "When I was asked to donate plasma, I immediately said yes. Only one sentence is echoing in my mind - Corona will lose, India will win." Munshi said he has obtained a list of 60 people from SAIMS who have recovered from coronavirus infection, and will request m to donate plasma.

or dor, Dr Iqbal Nabi Qureshi (39), a liver diseases specialist, said this was a small contribution from him in battle against COVID-19. Qureshi, who recovered from disease, said people need t panic as most patients recover from infection after proper treatment. "However, it is a rapidly spreing disease. So, care must be taken for protection against it," he said.

Convalescent plasma rapy is an experimental procedure for COVID-19 patients. In this treatment, plasma from a cured COVID-19 patient is transfused to a critically ill coronavirus patient.

idea behind rapy is that immunity can be transferred from a healthy person to a sick patient using convalescent plasma. This rapy uses antibodies from blood of a cured coronavirus patient to treat ar critical patient. Several countries around world, including United Kingdom and United States have also started plasma rapy trials.

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