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Effect of Convalescent Plasma in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: An Observational Study #MMPMID33585529
Kurtz P; Righy C; Gadelha M; Bozza FA; Bozza PT; Goncalves B; Bastos LSL; Vale AM; Higa LM; Castilho L; Monteiro FL; Charris N; Fialho F; Turon R; Guterres A; Lyra Miranda R; de Azeredo Lima CH; de Caro V; Prazeres MA; Ventura N; Gaspari C; Miranda F; Jose da Mata P; Pecego M; Mateos S; Lopes ME; Castilho S; Oliveira A; Boquimpani C; Rabello A; Lopes J; Neto OC; Ferreira ODC Jr; Tanuri A; Filho PN; Amorim L
Front Med (Lausanne) 2021[]; 8 (ä): 630982 PMID33585529show ga
Background: Convalescent plasma is a potential therapeutic option for critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), yet its efficacy remains to be determined. The aim was to investigate the effects of convalescent plasma (CP) in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Methods: This was a single-center prospective observational study conducted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from March 17th to May 30th, with final follow-up on June 30th. We included 113 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure. Primary outcomes were time to clinical improvement and survival within 28 days. Secondary outcomes included behavior of biomarkers and viral loads. Kaplan-Meier analyses and Cox proportional-hazards regression using propensity score with inverse-probability weighing were performed. Results: 41 patients received CP and 72 received standard of care (SOC). Median age was 61 years (IQR 48-68), disease duration was 10 days (IQR 6-13), and 86% were mechanically ventilated. At least 29 out of 41CP-recipients had baseline IgG titers >/= 1:1,080. Clinical improvement within 28 days occurred in 19 (46%) CP-treated patients, as compared to 23 (32%) in the SOC group [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 0.91 (0.49-1.69)]. There was no significant change in 28-day mortality (CP 49% vs. SOC 56%; aHR 0.90 [0.52-1.57]). Biomarker assessment revealed reduced inflammatory activity and increased lymphocyte count after CP. Conclusions: In this study, CP was not associated with clinical improvement or increase in 28-day survival. However, our study may have been underpowered and included patients with high IgG titers and life-threatening disease. Clinical Trial Registration: The study protocol was retrospectively registered at the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (ReBEC) with the identification RBR-4vm3yy (http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br).