A professor and vice chairman at Stony Brook Medicine's Department of Anesthesiology, Elliott Bennett-Guerrero has been with the institution since 2015. Involved in the facility’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the area, he worked in the intensive care unit taking care of critically ill patients. In addition, Elliott Bennett-Guerrero researched whether blood plasma might benefit patients infected with the disease.
A team of 18 researchers sought to determine whether convalescent plasma sourced from patients who had recovered from COVID-19 produced better patient outcomes than standard plasma. The double-blind study occurred in this New York hospital and consisted of 74 patients with confirmed COVID-19 infections. Physicians monitored antibody counts, amount of time spent on a ventilator, and other standardized health outcomes. Though patients injected with the convalescent plasma experienced heightened antibody levels, they did not experience statistically significant better health outcomes in fighting COVID-19. The team published their findings in the journal Critical Care Medicine in April 2021.
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AuthorDr. Elliott Bennett-Guerrero is both an educator and a vice chairman at Stony Brook Medicine. Archives
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