Clinical efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in critical patients with COVID-19: A multicenter retrospective cohort study
Ziyun Shao Sr., Yongwen Feng, Li Zhong, Qifeng Xie, Ming Lei, Zheying Liu, Conglin Wang, Jingjing Ji, Huiheng Liu, Zhengtao Gu, Zhongwei Hu, Lei Su, Min Wu, Zhifeng Liu
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.11.20061739
Abstract
Importance: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become pandemic, causing more than 1.5 million infections and over ten-thousands of deaths in a short period of time worldwide. However, little is known about its pathological mechanism, and reports on clinical study on specific treatment are few. Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy in COVID-19 patients. Design, setting and participants: This multicenter retrospective cohort study enrolled 325 adult critical COVID-19 patients, including severe type and critical type, according to the clinical classification defined by National Health Commission of China, in 8 government designated treatment centers in China from Dec 23, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020. Demographic, clinical, treatment, and laboratory data as well as prognosis were extracted from electronic medical records.
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