{"id":48515,"date":"2021-02-17T17:36:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/san-juan-regional-medical-center-lowers-requirements-for-covid-19-antibody-treatment\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T00:36:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:36:42","slug":"san-juan-regional-medical-center-lowers-requirements-for-covid-19-antibody-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/san-juan-regional-medical-center-lowers-requirements-for-covid-19-antibody-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"San Juan Regional Medical Center lowers requirements for COVID-19 antibody treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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San Juan Regional Medical Center recently announced new antibody therapy transfusions designed to help keep COIVD-19 patients from progressing to hospitalization.<\/span>Courtesy of San Juan Regional Medical Center<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

FARMINGTON \u2013 San Juan Regional Medical Center announced updates to the criteria to qualify for the monoclonal antibody therapy treatment for COVID-19 to expand access to patients who could benefit from the therapy.<\/p>\n

When administered to patients with mild to moderate symptoms who are not hospitalized, the therapies Bamlanivimab, Casirivimab and Imdevimab could help keep patients out of the hospital.<\/p>\n

While there is \u201climited information known about the safety and effectiveness of using these therapies to treat people with COVID-19,\u201d in Bamlanivimab trials, 1.6% of patients who received the therapy ended up going to the hospital while 6.3% who received the placebo ended up in the hospital, according to a news release sent by Laura Werbner, spokeswoman for San Juan Regional Medical Center.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, of those who received Casirivimab and Imdevimab, only 3% ended up in the emergency room or hospitalized compared with 9% who received the placebo.<\/p>\n

The infusions take about an hour to administer, and patients can be referred to the treatment through the emergency department, urgent care or primary care physician.<\/p>\n

Dr. Brad Greenberg with San Juan Regional Medical Center said the changes allow inclusion criteria for those younger than 55 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is important to further reduce the risk of admission to the hospital for those with documented risk factors,\u201d Greenberg said.<\/p>\n

To qualify for the treatment, patients must be within 10 days of COVID-19 onset, do not require hospitalization and do not need new or increased oxygen levels.<\/p>\n

For patients who want the treatment between the ages of 18 and 54, patients must also demonstrate one of the following: body mass index greater than or equal to 35, chronic kidney disease, diabetes and immunosuppressive disease or receiving immunosuppressive therapy.<\/p>\n

Patients between the ages of 55 and 64 must also have one of the following: cardiovascular disease; hypertension; chronic respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; body mass index greater than or equal to 35; chronic kidney disease; diabetes and immunosuppressive disease; or receiving immunosuppressive therapy.<\/p>\n

Any patients 65 and older do not need to meet any additional risk factors.<\/p>\n

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