Therapeutic plasma exchange: a potential management strategy for critically ill COVID-19 patients

S Tabibi, T Tabibi, RRZ Conic… - Journal of Intensive …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
In the 5 months since initial reports of COVID-19 came to light, the death toll due to SARS-
CoV-2 has rapidly increased. The morbidity and mortality of the infection varies based upon …

Therapeutic plasma exchange in adult critically ill patients with life-threatening SARS-CoV-2 disease: a pilot study

F Faqihi, A Alharthy, M Alodat, DJ Kutsogiannis… - Journal of Critical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose We investigated the effect of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) on life-
threatening COVID-19; presenting as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) plus multi …

Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with life-threatening COVID-19: a randomised controlled clinical trial

F Faqihi, A Alharthy, S Abdulaziz, A Balhamar… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Assessment of efficacy of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) following life-threatening
COVID-19. This was an open-label, randomised clinical trial of ICU patients with life …

Plasma exchange in the treatment of complex COVID-19-related critical illness: controversies and perspectives

ZA Memish, F Faqihi, A Alharthy, SA Alqahtani… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-
CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), emerged in Wuhan, China, and …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic plasma exchange in adults with severe COVID-19 infection

F Khamis, I Al-Zakwani, S Al Hashmi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the therapeutic use of plasma exchange in COVID-19 patients
compared to controls. Methods A case series of critically ill adult men and non-pregnant …

The successful use of therapeutic plasma exchange for severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome with multiple organ failure

P Keith, M Day, C Choe, L Perkins… - SAGE open medical …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an urgent need for effective treatment, while
conserving vital resources such as intensive care unit beds and ventilators. Antivirals …

[HTML][HTML] What is the role of therapeutic plasma exchange as an adjunctive treatment in severe COVID-19: a systematic review

ŁJ Krzych, Z Putowski, M Czok, M Hofman - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, multiple promising treatment
modalities have been tested, however, only several of them were proven to be effective …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits of plasma exchange on mortality in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Qin, G Wang, D Han - International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the death toll continues to surge. This
systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the efficacy of therapeutic plasma …

[HTML][HTML] A novel treatment approach to the novel coronavirus: an argument for the use of therapeutic plasma exchange for fulminant COVID-19

P Keith, M Day, L Perkins, L Moyer, K Hewitt, A Wells - Critical Care, 2020 - Springer
The novel coronavirus (“SARS-CoV-2”) outbreak has created a sense of panic globally and
has the medical community rapidly searching for answers. An estimated 100,000 individuals …

Understanding the role of therapeutic plasma exchange in COVID‐19: preliminary guidance and practices

GK Patidar, KJ Land, H Vrielink… - Vox …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objectives Cytokine release syndrome in COVID‐19 is due to a
pathological inflammatory response of raised cytokines. Removal of these cytokines by …