A ray of hope flickers as the Cebu Doctors\u2019 University Hospital was able to successfully develop a new treatment for severely affected patients of the coronavirus disease last June 22, 2020. A group of physicians working with Dr. Protenciano \u201cYong\u201d Larrazabal III unveiled the Hybrid Therapeutic Plasma Exchange and Convalescent Plasma Therapy \u2013 a procedure first done in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This\npromising solution was performed to the 68-year old patient, Ana Marie\nClavano-Cruz, who had to undergo intubation to facilitate breathing. It was\ncarried out by Dr, Edgar Tan, cardiologist; Dr. Maria\nIsabel Mahinay, hematologist; Dr. Geraldine Lim, pulmonologist; and Dr. Mitzi\nChua, infectious disease specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the President of the Cebu Doctors Group of Hospitals, Dr. Potenciano \u201cYong\u201d Larrazabal III, they have been meticulously observing the improvement of the patient after she was treated. Cruz was able to spend a total of 13 days in the hospital before she was allowed to go home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hybrid Therapeutic Plasma\nExchange and Convalescent Plasma Therapy is a promising solution to\ncritically-ill COVID-19 patients and, at the same time,\nhelp in decongesting the number of patients. This also increases the\npossibility of survival among patients who are in the critical stage and are in\nthe stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the press briefing, Larrazabal said that they are willing to share the procedures to other hospitals on how to go about with Hybrid Therapeutic Plasma Exchange and Convalescent Plasma Therapy especially to hospitals with plasmapheresis machine \u2013 which is used in extracting and replacing unhealthy plasma with the healthy ones \u2013 so that more patients will be saved from this deadly virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Convalescent Plasma Donation\nDrive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To facilitate this procedure, Larrazabal and\ngovernment officials from the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the\nVisayas are now calling for COVID-19 survivors in Cebu to donate their plasma\nso as to save more lives. OPAV has already initiated a plasma donation campaign\nin the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-lapu. They have partnered with Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center to be the\ndepository of the donated plasma.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A ray of hope flickers as the Cebu Doctors\u2019 University Hospital was able to successfully develop a new treatment for severely affected patients of the coronavirus disease last June 22, 2020. A group of physicians working with Dr. Protenciano \u201cYong\u201d Larrazabal III unveiled the Hybrid Therapeutic Plasma Exchange and Convalescent Plasma Therapy \u2013 a procedure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":14541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[203],"tags":[2795],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
What does Hybrid Therapeutic Plasma Exchange and Convalescent Plasma Therapy work?
<\/strong>Our blood is composed of 55% plasma and 45% are red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets suspended in the plasma. Hybrid Therapeutic Plasma Exchange and Convalescent Plasma Therapy involves the removal of the bad plasma from the patient and replacement of good plasma from donors or individuals who have successfully recovered from the coronavirus disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Dr. Maria Isabel Mahinay, hematologist, convalescent plasma donors should be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n