[Evaluation of tracheal intubation in critical SARS patients].
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.
Gong
Zhi-yi
ZY
Department of Anesthesiology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. gongzy@csc.pumch.ac.cn
Huang
Yu-guang
YG
Wang
Jing-jie
JJ
Xu
Qing
Q
Li
Yong
Y
Yu
Xue-rong
XR
Chen
Guang-jun
GJ
Luo
Ai-lun
AL
Ren
Hong-zhi
HZ
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