[Features of medical care provision in the profile «Maxillofacial surgery¼ in the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation]. / Osobennosti okazaniya meditsinskoi pomoshchi po profilyu «chelyustno-litsevaya khirurgiya¼ v Yuzhnom federal'nom okruge Rossiiskoi Federatsii.

OBJECTIVE: To study the actual state of the organization of medical care for patients with the profile of «maxillofacial surgery¼ in the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation in order to develop proposals for its optimization within the framework of a three-level system of medical care. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We analyzed accounting and reporting materials characterizing the organization of medical care in the field of «Oral and maxillofacial surgery¼ to the population in the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation. RESULTS: The population of the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation is currently provided with accessible round-the-clock medical care in the field of maxillofacial surgery. The forces and means at the disposal of the district government allow this to be implemented. However, the article describes a number of obstacles to the provision of high-quality medical care in the field of maxillofacial surgery and suggests ways to eliminate them. CONCLUSION: Preparation of an Order defining the functioning of a three-level system of medical care for adults and children with maxillofacial pathology in the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation, as well as more effective use of telemedicine consultations will significantly improve the availability and quality of medical care.

[Prognostic value of urinary levels of corticosteroids and catecholamines in patients with cancer of the transverse colon and rectum]. / Prognosticheskoe znachenie soderzhaniia v moche kortikosteroidov i katekholaminov u bol'nykh rakom obodochnoi i priamoi kishki.

Long-term results of treatment of colorectal cancer versus levels of 17-ketosteroids, 17-ketogenic steroids, adrenaline and norepinephrine in diurnal urine were evaluated in 116 patients. Normal or slightly elevated urine-corticosteroid and catecholamine levels were shown to correlate with good prognosis, particularly, in cases with normal excretion of all (or almost all) hormones studied and their normal ratios.