The effectiveness of convalescent plasma for the treatment of patients
with Coronavirus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
Convalescent plasma may be of clinical benefit for treatment of 2019
Novel Coronavirus. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of
these interventions, including Middle East respiratory
syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS-CoV) to summarize reliable evidences of the
treatment.Methods:Three major electronic databases (PubMed, Google
scholar) were searched,Several studies were collected for
Meta-analysis.Results:Seven studies were included in Meta-analysis,
including a total number of 416 patients with SARS and 169 patients with
MERS infection. Meta-analysis shows that in critically ill patients, the
Convalescent plasma can reduced mortality significently. (odds ratio
[OR]=0.27;95% confidence interval [CI]=0.15-0.50; I2=0%;P =
0.47).Conclusions:The therapy of Convalescent plasma can reduce
mortality of patients with Coronavirus,and it need to be further
verified with Large-scale clinical trial.