Plasma therapy worked, the coronavirus patient was removed from the ventilator

A 75-year-old man who has been treated for a severe coronavirus infection at the Semmelweis University Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Clinic since April 15 has been removed from a ventilator at Semmelweis University, a report sent by the Semmelweis University.

The patient went to the Semmelweis University Emergency Care Department in mid-April, where he was diagnosed with the serious disease of COVID-19. The man, who also had several chronic illnesses, had to be placed on a ventilator the following day due to his condition. Due to the severity of his condition, he decided to use the new plasma therapy in case of his consent. He received the serum on April 27, and in the days after administration, his laboratory results, clinical and respiratory parameters soon improved, allowing him to begin his gradual awakening, after which he was permanently removed from the machine on 11 of May.

The essence of plasma therapy is to use an antibody produced in the blood of people who have already recovered to fight the disease. The serum was administered by the Scientific Vice Chancellor of the University of Physical Education, Managing Director of OrthoSera, dr. Developed by a research group led by Zsombor Lacza together with the Semmelweis University and the Virology Center of the University of Pécs.