title: [Evaluation of tracheal intubation in critical SARS patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze tracheal intubation and respiratory treatment in the critical severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review and analyze tracheal intubation and respiratory treatment in critical SARS patients in intensive care unit (ICU).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three of thirteen patients had been intubated or received tracheotomy before they entered into ICU, the other patients received treatment of nasal cannula or oxygen mask. With the development of the disease, two patients had been intubated because of respiratory failure or tracheotomy. Tracheal intubation was twice made in two patients in order to replace tracheal tubes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patient should be intubated or received tracheotomy if non-invasive respiratory support has no effect. Standard protection could protect medical staff from infection under tracheal intubation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. gongzy@csc.pumch.ac.cn
authors.forename: Zhi-yi
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Yu-guang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jing-jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xue-rong
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Guang-jun
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ai-lun
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Hong-zhi
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003422:Critical Care; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D014139:Tracheostomy