[Simultaneous surgery for concomitant lung cancer and diffuse coronary atherosclerosis]. / Simul'tannye operatsii pri rake legkogo i diffuznom koronarnom ateroskleroze.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the early outcomes of simultaneous surgeries in patients with concomitant lung cancer and coronary artery disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 37 consecutive patients who underwent CABG with adjunct endarterectomy (n=21) or long segmental coronary artery reconstruction (n=25) and lung resection between 2003 and 2019. Mean age was 61.4±6.7 (range 58-71) years. Males prevailed (n=32, 86.4%). Median sternotomy was used in all patients. Myocardial revascularization was followed by on-pump lung resection. The most common procedure was lobectomy (94.6%) of the right upper lobe (83.7%). Lymph node dissection was performed in all patients. RESULTS: CPB time was 162±19.3 min, aortic cross-clamping time 71±14.2 min. There was no in-hospital mortality. Incidence of perioperative myocardial infarction was 5.4%. Postoperative complications were atrial fibrillation (n=6, 16.6%), re-exploration for bleeding (n=1, 2.7%), pneumonia (n=2, 5.4%). Mean hospital-stay was 14.4 days (range 11-21). CONCLUSION: Simultaneous lung resections and coronary artery reconstruction is a safe and reliable surgical method in patients with diffuse coronary atherosclerosis and lung cancer. The developed system of choice, evaluation and surgical treatment of patients with concomitant cardiopulmonary pathology is fundamental for successful treatment of these difficult patients. We need larger randomized studies for certainty.

[Transsternal occlusion of main bronchi fistulae after pneumonectomy]. / Transsternal'naya okklyuziya svishcha glavnogo bronkha posle pnevmonektomii.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize our experience in transsternal occlusion of main bronchus fistula. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We have performed 146 transsternal occlusions of the main bronchi for the period from 1979 to 2018. There were 123 (84.2%) men and 23 (15.7%) women. Mean age of patients was 63 years. Lung tuberculosis was diagnosed in 36 (24.7%) patients, lung cancer - 91 (62.3%) patients, non-specific suppurative lung diseases - 14 (9.6%) patients, trauma - 5 (3.4%) patients. All patients underwent transsternal occlusion of the main bronchi fistulae with or without pericardial cavity dissection. Wedge-shaped bronchial resection or tracheal bifurcation resection were carried out for a short stump fistula. RESULTS: Perioperative complications occurred in 28 (19.2%) out of 146 patients. Intraoperative complications developed in 4 (2.6%) patients. Postoperative complications were observed in 25 (17.1%) patients. Intraoperative mortality rate was 1.4% (n=2), postoperative mortality - 6.2% (n=9). Thus, overall mortality rate was 7.6% (n=11 It should be noted that intraoperative complications were absent if dissection of the pericardium and pulmonary artery stump ligation were not performed. CONCLUSION: Transsternal occlusion of the main bronchi fistulae was successful in 80.8% of patients. In these cases, healing of fistulae was not associated with any complications. Thus, we believe that transsternal occlusion of the main bronchial stump fistula should be considered as preferable surgical strategy.

BLOOD TRANSFUSION IN LUNG OPERATIONS.

The authors admit the risks of blood transfusion, as well as the fact that the blood is a limited resource. These conclusions became the basis of the research in order to make an analysis and develop transfusion strategies in the hospital. An assessment of blood components application was performed in specific cases. There was changed the management of blood transfusion and further monitoring was continued. It was shown that the efficacy of an introduction of a new transfusion strategy confirmed the decrease of the rate of inappropriate blood transfusions, the quantity of patients who obtained transfusion of allogenic blood components and as a result, the new methods reduced the number of blood transfusions.

[Hemosorption and ultraviolet irradiation of blood in the complex treatment of suppurative and septic diseases in children]. / Gemosorbtsiia i UFO krovi v kompleksnom lechenii gnoino-septicheskikh zabolevanii u detei.

Data on the observation of 120 children aged from one to seven years with ++pyo-septic diseases are described. The complex of intensive therapy included methods of extracorporal detoxication. Positive dynamics was noted after hemosorption and UV irradiation of blood. Preliminary UV irradiation of blood before sorption eliminated metabolic disorders. Less lethality was noted.