Three cases of tracheostomy were completed at once, and three lives were successfully saved.

A normal person will die after 5 minutes of suffocation. A severely ill patient with COVID-19 has a hypoxia tolerance of only 3 minutes. He must race against time to perform a tracheotomy to relieve his breathing difficulties.

On February 29, in the intensive care room on the 10th floor of the Internal Medicine Building of the Central Hospital, the hospital historically completed three successful tracheostomy surgeries for severe COVID-19 patients, which took a total of 45 minutes.

"At that time, three patients were in a deep coma and were in critical condition. They were between 50 and 60 years old and had a variety of underlying diseases. They could only rely on ventilators. Long-term Endotracheal Tube intubation seriously affected the smoothness of the Airway and could cause blockage and suffocation at any time.

"It was the first time for us to perform three tracheostomy surgeries at one time, and also the first time for the whole hospital. What's more, COVID-19 is highly contagious. After the patient's tracheostomy is performed, high-concentration drugs will be sprayed into the airway. The virus forms aerosols, and the risk of infection is higher than intubation."

Since the risk of infection during surgery is extremely high, medical staff need to take the highest level of protection: isolation gowns, protective clothing, gloves, goggles, rubber shoes, boot covers, protective masks... they must be worn well, and gloves must be worn in three layers. These protective measures have greatly reduced body flexibility, eye visibility and hand feel. The surgeon is facing unprecedented challenges.

At about 10 o'clock, the first operation began. In the intensive care unit on the 10th floor of the internal medicine building, the sounds from various instruments and equipment were clearly audible, and various indicator lights flashed continuously. Ye Hui quickly pulled out the tracheal tube, Yu Junhua accurately incised the patient's trachea, and Wang Can skillfully cooperated to open the patient's trachea, and the tintubation tube was firmly placed in the airway...

"Everyone's attention was on the patient. They neither felt scared nor tired. They were all thinking about completing the operation as quickly as possible and saving the patient's life as much as possible." Ye Hui has a deep memory, "There was also a ' As an aside, when performing the second tracheostomy, the endotracheal tube placement was not smooth because the patient's neck was thick. Dean Yu responded calmly and quickly found a way to properly rotate the tube and slowly insert it into the trachea."

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