Use of extracorporeal blood purification therapy (ECBPT) as an adjuvant to high-dose corticosteroids in a severely ill COVID-19 patient with concomitant bacterial infection

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Min Xian Lim, Kean Khang Fong, Yeap, Boon Tat
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English; English
• منشور في: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
• الموضوعات: RA1-1270 Public aspects of medicine
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33040/1/Use%20of%20extracorporeal%20blood%20purification%20therapy%20%28ECBPT%29%20as%20an%20adjuvant%20to%20high-dose%20corticosteroids%20in%20a%20severely%20ill%20COVID-19%20patient%20with%20concomitant%20bacterial%20infection.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33040/2/Use%20of%20extracorporeal%20blood%20purification%20therapy%20%28ECBPT%29%20as%20an%20adjuvant%20to%20high-dose%20corticosteroids%20in%20a%20severely%20ill%20COVID-19%20patient%20with%20concomitant%20bacterial%20infection%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33040/; https://casereports.bmj.com/content/bmjcr/14/10/e245639.full.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-245639

COVID-19 presents with a spectrum of severity, ranging from asymptomatic or mild symptoms to those with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Corticosteroids are widely used for their efficacy in reducing inflammatory responses. However, its use may be limited to patients with immunosuppression. An a...