CURRENT APPROACHES TO CONSERVATIVE TREATM ENT OF ACUTE INFECTIOUS DESTRUCTIONS OF THE LUNGS

Differential programs of conservative treatment (antibacterial in comb ination with sanatorium) including correction of immune deficiency, de toxication, quantum hemotherapy resulted in appreciable responses in 8 4.8 % out of 894 patients with acute destruction of the lungs. Radical surgery was performed in 67 (7.5 %) patients. Specific feautres of th e treatment according to intensive conservative schemes are presented for 484 patients with acute pulmonary abscess, 282 with staphylococcal pulmonary destruction, 106 with septic pulmonary destruction and 22 w ith pulmonary gangrene. Total lethality reached 7.7 %.