Affiliation:
1. MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Abstract
Introduction: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), which is one of the adjuvant therapy strategies, has been started to be used in critically ill COVID-19 patients due to its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects.
Material and Method: In our study, it was aimed to evaluate the effect of IVIG used in critically ill COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit on early laboratory findings and late lung damage. Twenty-two critically ill COVID-19 patients who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Laboratory data of the patients who received 0.4 gr/kg/day IVIG for 5 days were analyzed before the treatment and on the 1st and 5th days of the treatment. For the percentage of injured lung areas was evaluated with chest CT.
Results: Respiratory rate and CRP decreased with IVIG, while an increase was observed in PaO2/FiO2, WBC, lymphocyte count, D-Dimer and fibrinogen values, which was statistically significant (p
Publisher
Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine
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