Table 2.

Comparison of treatment outcome between patients in the plasma‐treated and steroid‐treated groups

	Plasma group a	Steroid group b	p
Discharge rate by day 22  following onset of illness	73.4% (n = 14)	19% (n = 4)	0.001
Discharge rate by day 22  after adjustment for co‐morbidities	77.8% (14/18)	23% (3/13)	0.004
Death rate	0%	23.8% (n = 5)	0.049

^a Three doses of methylprednisolone, followed by convalescent plasma.

^b Four or more doses of methylprednisolone.