腹膜透析患者在SARS風暴中的防治及護理處置

A Prevention and Nursing Intervention for Peritoneal Dialysis Patient Developed during the SARS Epidemic

嚴重急性呼吸道症候群(SARS)的傳染性極高，對於長期腹膜透析患者而言，因為本身的免疫功能缺失，更是屬於罹患SARS的高危險群。由於SARS冠狀病毒的主要傳染途徑是近距離傳染，因此防範措施應針對這方面著手。本文制定腹膜透析患者疑似或確定感染SARS之處理流程以及CAPD護士照護SARS隔離區之腹膜透析色者的標準防護措施，可供臨床透析醫護人員日後照顧類似個案時參考。

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a highly contagious disease, with especially high infection rates for those long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients due to their impaired cellular immunity. The main route of transmission for the SARS' coronavirus requires close contact with SARS patients. Therefore, to prevent transmission, the most important action a peritoneal dialysis center can take is to limit contact with SARS patients. In this article, we developed a SARS infection control protocol for both medical directors and nursing staffs to use with PD patients suspected of being infected with SARS. This protocol can serve as a reference for dialysis care workers who care for patients with similar conditions.