Endotracheal Intubation of COVID-19 Patients

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged for the first time in China and then rapidly spread and swept the entire world like a tornado killing thousands of patients around the planet. People were advised to stay in-doors to prevent the spread of this deadly disease, and this slogan helped to a greater extent in containing the spread of the virus. Unfortunately, there is no treatment for the disease at present, but extensive research is going on to find a definitive treatment. Regarding endotracheal intubation (ETI) of COVID-19 patients, data are scarce and no randomized clinical trials are available to develop and formulate succinct and acceptable guidelines in tackling the problem of ETI in these highly risky and vulnerable patients.