COVID-19:Plasma enrichment technique to be used on trial basis in Delhi hospital

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 15 2020 | 7:02 PM IST

For the first time plasma enrichment technique will be used to treat severely-ill COVID-19 patients on trial basis in a Delhi government hospital, officials said on Wednesday.

According to an official, clinical trial of the plasma enrichment technique will be conducted at Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS).

Under the technique, transfusion of plasma from recovered patients to severely-ill COVID-19 patients is conducted.

Convalescent plasma is an experimental procedure for COVID-19 patients.

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First Published: Apr 15 2020 | 7:02 PM IST

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