FULYA YILMAZ, KORAY BAŞ
Journal of Clinical Practice and Research - 2021;43(4):397-399
Background: We report patient with a severe COVID 19 pneumonia, which was successfully managed with prone positioning and convalescent plasma therapy. Case Report: A 56 year old woman presented to the emergency department with symptoms of cough, weakness and fever. The patient did not have any comorbid conditions apart from a well controlled diabetes mellitus. She was hospitalized with a diagnosis of suspected COVID 19 pneumonia based on her chest CT scan. Due to deterioration in her follow up, she was transferred to the ICU and was intubated, positioned to prone and convalescent plasma therapy was administered. Seven days after intubation, the patient was extubated, and on the 27th day of the ICU admission, she was discharged back to the ward from ICU. Conclusion: COVID 19 still has no specific treatment. Urgent development of successful treatment modalities is necessary. However, until an effective treatment is found, the application of the existing alternative treatment methods and sharing the results may guide and help studies.
