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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 50:989-997 (2003)
© Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society, 2003

General Anesthesia

Infection control and anesthesia: lessons learned from the Toronto SARS outbreak

[La lutte anti-infectieuse et l’anesthésie : les leçons de l’éclosion du SRAS à Toronto]

Philip W.H. Peng, MBBS FRCPC*, David T. Wong, MD*, David Bevan, MB MRCP FRCA FRCPC* and Michael Gardam, MD CM MSC FRCPC{dagger},{ddagger}

* From the Departments of Anesthesia,
{dagger} and Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto;
{ddagger} and the Infection Control and Prevention Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Address correspondence to: Dr. Philip Peng, Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, EC 2-046, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada. Phone: 416-603-5118; Fax: 416-603-6494; E-mail: philip.peng{at}uhn.on.ca

Objectif : Décrire l’éclosion du syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère (SRAS) à Toronto, son impact sur l’exercice de l’anesthésie et l’adoption de directives pour la prévention des infections pendant la prise en charge des patients en salle d’opération (SO) et l’intubation d’urgence à l’extérieur de la SO.

Éléments cliniques : L’éclosion du SRAS à Toronto a été le résultat d’un seul cas indicateur. Le virus en cause, CoV-SRAS, est modérément contagieux et se propage par contact et gouttelettes de salive. Il accède à son hôte par la muqueuse du tractus respiratoire et par les yeux. Il peut affecter autant les gens sains que les patients malades. Nous discutons de certaines mesures préventives comme le port de lunettes, de gants, de blouses et de masques et de l’application de diverses stratégies de lutte anti-infectieuse mises au point pour réduire la propagation du virus.

Conclusion : La vigilance et le contrôle strict de l’infection sont importants pour la prévention de la propagation du SRAS. La situation nous a fait redécouvrir les normes de lutte anti-infectieuse adaptées à l’exercice quotidien de l’anesthésie.




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