Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Right now it’s ‘hurry up and wait’ after a COVID -19 patient in Tarrant County was given an experimental treatment on Sunday and Monday — a plasma infusion from a patient who previously recovered from the illness.
Dr. John Burk of Harris Methodist Hospital tells WFAA-TV that the patient was on a ventilator in critical condition.
“Patients in need who might be on a ventilator or are about to be on a ventilator might be the best candidates to get a little boost in immunity.
It’s the first procedure of its kind for coronavirus in North Texas and it’ll be a few days before they know if the treatment worked.
Dr. Burk got approval for the “unproven experimental treatment” in 4 days.
Similar procedures were used for SARS and Ebola with low risks.
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