ISFA 2023 World Congress (International Society for Apheresis)
Dr. Gunnar J. Bücker, Dr. Marcella Bürkner, Dr. Lutz Fricke and Prof. Christel Weiß presented their Help Apheresis for Long Covid treatment results during the congress: 'The given findings show a high response rate with significant clinical improvements and long-lasting results. Thus, HELP seems to be a promising and safe treatment option for patients suffering from LC.'
Results:
- Comparison of symptoms before and after HELP shows a significant and sustained alleviation of symptoms (p < 0,0001)
- The overall rating increased from a score of 2 (range 1 – 3) before apheresis to 3 (1-5) after apheresis and to 4 (1.2-5) currently
- 83% of patients would recommend the treatment after they have been treated - Median treatment number: 5 treatments
- No worsening of symptoms after the treatment has been reported
- 1 in 144 treatments had sideffects (low bloodpressure)
Eureka Health Polls (includes 35.000 treatments):
In this poll 35.000 treatment reports were included: https://twitter.com/EurekaHealthApp/status/1638345659144347651?s=20
From the 35.000 treatment reports in the poll, H.E.L.P. Apheresis reached the 1st position of successful treatments with significant improvement for patients.
Additional Sources
- ISFA World Congress (International Society for Apheresis) - Dr. Gunnar J. Bücker, Dr. Marcella Bürkner, Dr. Lutz Fricke and Prof. Christel Weiß presented their Help Apheresis for Long Covid treatment results during the congress: Comparison of symptoms before and after HELP shows a significant and sustained alleviation of symptoms (p < 0,0001), the overall rating increased from a score of 2 (range 1 – 3) before apheresis to 3 (1-5) after apheresis and to 4 (1.2-5) currently and 83% of patients would recommend the treatment after they have been treated
https://www.isfa2023.com/wp-content/uploads/ISFA2023-Program-and-Abstract-Booklet.pdf
- Eureka Health Poll - 35.000 treatment reports for Long Covid. H.E.L.P. Apheresis came in 1st position of successful treatments that improved patrients significantly:
https://twitter.com/EurekaHealthApp/status/1638345659144347651?s=20
- Patient groups - over 75% of patients have benefited in various degrees in polls of patient groups like 'Larnaca Helpers' or our own community group on Facebook (see screenshot).
- Public polls (Dr Trent Garrison/LongCovidPharm) https://twitter.com/trentgarrison/status/1601743277346418688?s=20&t=nXvy6wU4sKKZ8cXlticO8Q
- Treating Doctors Socials - Dr Gunnar Bücker on his twitter channel reports success rates of 60-80% https://mobile.twitter.com/buckergunnar
- Treating doctors in the Media - Dr Ringel reports success rates of 70% in the media:
- Treating doctors in the Media - Dr Linkesch reports success rates of 90% in the media:
- Dr Beate Jaeger in her observations reports success rates of 70-90%:
and
Poll in FB patient group (Larnaca Helpers) about treatment at the Apheresis Center Larnaca, Cyprus
Picture: Poll by Dr. Trent Garrison (twitter)
In the poll by Dr Trent Garrison and LongCovidPharm H.E.L.P. Apheresis reached 1st place of all Non-pharmacological treatments. Sample size was not as large as in the Eureka poll though.
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