Post COVID and Apheresis - Where are we Standing?
Journal
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme
ISSN: 1439-4286
Titre abrégé: Horm Metab Res
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0177722
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2022
Nov 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
17
9
2022
medline:
15
11
2022
entrez:
16
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A continual increase in cases of Long/Post COVID constitutes a medical and socioeconomic challenge to health systems around the globe. While the true extent of this problem cannot yet be fully evaluated, recent data suggest that up to 20% of people with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 suffer from clinically relevant symptoms of Long/Post COVID several weeks to months after the acute phase. The clinical presentation is highly variable with the main symptoms being chronic fatigue, dyspnea, and cognitive symptoms. Extracorporeal apheresis has been suggested to alleviate symptoms of Post/COVID. Thus, numerous patients are currently treated with apheresis. However, at present there is no data from randomized controlled trials available to confirm the efficacy. Therefore, physicians rely on the experience of practitioners and centers performing this treatment. Here, we summarize clinical experience on extracorporeal apheresis in patients with Post/COVID from centers across Germany.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
715-720Informations de copyright
Thieme. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.