title: [Clinical experience from treatment of seven SARS patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the clinical experience from treatment of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis of seven patients with SARS in Ditan hospital treated since April 22 in 2004 was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the 7 patients, 2 were male, 5 were female, and the average age was (35.3 plus/minus 11.3) years. The main clinical manifestations were fever, cough, minor or serious dyspnea, nausea, signs of injury to other organs, and so on. The treatment regiments included oxygen, small dosage and short period of methylprednisolone (1 to 2 mg/kg), use of ventilator, psychological intervention, and treatment of underlying diseases, after which, all the 7 patients recovered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rational use of methylprednisolone and timely use of ventilator were the key steps of treatment.
authors.forename: Xiao-jie
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yun-ru
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li-qun
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wei-yan
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xing-hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qing-hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Yu-ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Pan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Li-min
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone