Update: Convalescent Plasma
In this episode, Jeffrey Winters, M.D., Vice Chair of the Division of Transfusion Medicine at Mayo Clinic, provides an update on convalescent plasma and the science behind it.
Lab Medicine Rounds · Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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Show Notes
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00:00 Podcast Intro
00:35 Now that the EAP is closed, how are doctors getting convalescent plasma for their patients?
08:50 What new information have we learned about convalescent plasma in recent months?
13:28 If we are in a period of shortage and there is only low titer available, is it ideal to transfer two units of convalescent plasma in that context?
15:30 What remaining questions about convalescent plasma are you most curious about?
18:52 How can study design enable or inhibit certain questions to be asked and answered?
21:00 Are there any additional transfusion therapies on the horizon?
23:50 Outro