UMass Memorial says first COVID-19 critically ill patient dosed with plasma showing ‘significant improvement’

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More potential donors sought for convalescent plasma registry

UMass Memorial says first COVID-19 critically ill patient dosed with plasma showing ‘significant improvement’Worcester – UMass Memorial Medical Center released a statement this afternoon noting that it has completed its first dosing of a critically ill COVID-19 patient with plasma, and the “results are encouraging!”

In the statement the hospital said that “After hours of transfusion the patient has dramatically improved overall and is now starting to wean off of the ventilator after having required near maximal settings to oxygenate him prior to the plasma transfusion.”

Last week the hospital began asking residents from central Massachusetts who have recently recovered after testing positive for COVID-19 to consider signing up for the convalescent plasma registry to join a list of potential plasma donors to help fight this virus. For more information, visit Conquering Diseases.

For providers who have COVID-19-positive patients in recovery who may be candidates to donate plasma, contact [email protected].

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