Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

May 27, 2020

Efficacy of therapeutic plasma exchange in severe COVID-19 patients

Category:

Topic:

  • Zhang et al. report the efficacy of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in three severe COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in China. Approximately 10 days after TPE, all three patients had met discharge criteria. The results suggested TPE might be a possible strategy to attenuate circulating cytokines and inflammatory mediators. 

Zhang et al. (May 26, 2020). Efficacy of therapeutic plasma exchange in severe COVID-19 patients. British Journal of Haematology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.16890