convalescent plasma on Covid-19 patients from its clinical management guidelines for the disease, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has lent its support to plasma therapy.The IMA on Tuesday said that the plasma therapy can be used in moderate cases of coronavirus infection and said such patients may need less oxygen with the use of plasma.Speaking to news agency ANI, Dr Anil Goel, finance secretary IMA and urologist, said, "What the IMA is saying is that it (plasma therapy) has been removed as an 'off label' use.
But it is a clinical step that in moderate cases where oxygen saturation is low, the patient may need less oxygen to stabilise or saturate the oxygen level with the use of plasma.""The use of plasma is being put to use with the.