Navicent Health researches potential treatment for COVID 19

Navicent Health researches potential treatment for COVID 19

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --Doctors at Navicent Health are trying to figure out if a drug used for strokes, is an effective treatment for patients with COVID-19.

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Doctors at medical center navicent health are working to figure out... if a drug used for strokes... is an effective treatment... for patients with covid-19.

41nbc jatrissa wooten explains what this treatment is all about.

According to doctors--tissue plasminogen activator, also known as tpa, is a clot-busting blood thinner commonly used for treatment of a stroke.

Doctors at navicent health are researching if the use of tpa will help patients with respiratory distress associated to covid-19.

Dr. benjie christie says doctors at navicent have safely delivered the drugs to a number of patients.

"hopefully it will be an improvement in patient's ability to endure the respiratory insult that covid creates" according to doctor christie--each patient was tracked with every detail recorded.

He says the data shows a positive clinical impact so far, but doctors will continue to study it.

"we did see some favorable trends to gain and maintain oxygen now the question that we are continuing to work towards is this transient, is this durable, is this the best dose?"

The doctor says navicent is researching convalescent plasma as another treatment option, and if steroids will be effective.

According to chief medical officer patrice walker, navicent is also using "remdesivir as a another new treatment modalities for our coded positive patient" dr.christie says besides medicine, doctors will place c1 3 b13 patients with severe respiratory infection on their stomach to get oxygen to the lungs.

It's called according to navicent health.... the t-p-a research is on going.

And navicent has partnered with other hospitals... to continue research.

Hope and healing.