COVID-19 Investigation Continues at OHSU to Study Hospitalized Patients Utilizing Daxor’s Blood Volume Analysis Technology
"We are thrilled to have OHSU, one of the leading academic and research centers in
The BVA is the first and only diagnostic test cleared by the FDA that directly measures capillary permeability via its albumin tracer, a capability that provides crucial insight into COVID-19 pathophysiology. A persistently elevated leak rate is a prognostic marker associated with higher mortality, which can be used to triage patients, guide treatment, and measure response to interventions. This study aims to show the implications of COVID as an endothelial disease utilizing this unique measure.
"In light of the fact that the SARS-CoV-2 virus attacks the endothelium causing increasing permeability, this technology could help determine volume status in these patients as well as quantifying the 3rd spacing rate," said
In a randomized control trial (RCT) published in 2011 in the journal Shock, the BVA-100® has shown to reduce ICU mortality by 66% and reduce ventilator days in patients suffering predominantly from acute respiratory distress syndrome and septic shock. Additionally, the analysis showed 44% of BVA test results led to a change in treatment strategy (P=0.004) that care teams would not have performed absent the data from the BVA volume status measure.
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