I was not surprised to read that the FDA issued a emergency use for blood purification system to treat patients age 18 years and older for COVID admitted to the ICU. I used blood purification with a IRG ( investigation research grant) to treat Hepatitis C and HIV years ago. It worked very well. The patients decreased their viral loads of both Hep C and HIV. This allowed these patients to wait for newer oral medications that were being investigated. It allowed these patients to live.
I feel this will work for COVID . It will reduce the amount of cytokines and other inflammatory mediators which are elevated during acute COVID. This is not just a respiratory virus. These proteins are elevated during a COVID infections ( especially if there is underlying systemic disease, or even exposure to metals, molds, and glyphosates) which create a cytokine storm. This severe cytokine storm causes severe inflammation, rapidly progressive shock , respiratory failure and death. This is why ventilators are of no use at this time. As I said before , hyperbaric oxygen would serve the patient better.
This blood purification called UV irradiation is available in other countries. In the USA it is considered alternative or complimentary. I call in integrative and innovative. It is about time we start to think of this virus —more than a respiratory ( flu ) virus. As has been written this corona virus is unlike any other. It interferes with the amount of oxygen .
It is involved in many pathways as NOX, SUOX, and HEME pathways which can be and are insufficient in many patients. If these pathways are genetically not working, these patients will most likely succumb to the corona virus.
Until tomorrow…