According to an advisory from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the use of convalescent plasma has been dropped from the recommended treatment guidelines for COVID-19
Key takeaways
PLACID trial conducted last year had found no significant benefit from the use of plasma; it still continued to find a place in the recommended guidelines.
According to some experts, the use of such plasma may have caused new mutations to the virus.
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Plasma
Blood plasma is a yellowish liquid component of blood that holds the blood cells of whole blood in suspension.
It is the liquid part of the blood that carries cells and proteins throughout the body.
It makes up about 55% of the body’s total blood volume.
This plasma contains viral antibodies that have treatment potential for severe cases of the disease.
Plasma therapy
Plasma therapy is a medical procedure that uses the blood of a recovered patient to create antibodies on those infected individuals.
