Health
Large study suggests blood plasma can help treat Covid-19, with caveats – STAT
Quickly administering convalescent plasma had a marked effect on mortality for patients with severe disease. But the study also lacked a control group.
Infusing hospitalized Covid-19 patients with blood plasma from people who recovered from the disease appeared to show a benefit in a nationwide study, but the studys lack of a placebo group left several experts struggling to interpret the data.
The study, which enrolled more than 35,000 patients, found that quickly administering so-called convalescent plasma had a marked effect on mortality for patients with severe cases of Covid-19. Those who received transfusions within three days of diagnosi…
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