Morphofunctional Characteristics of Erythrocytes and Blood Erythropoietin Level in Patients as Predictors of Severe Course of COVID-19.

Morphological and functional characteristics of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, and erythropoietin level in the venous blood were evaluated by laser interference microscopy, Raman spectroscopy with a short-focus extreme aperture lens monochromator, and by ELISA, respectively, in 30 patients with verified moderate COVID-19 at the time of hospitalization and 30 healthy volunteers. The patients whose course of COVID-19 has worsened to critical by day 5 had already had lower (p<0.001) indicators at the time of hospitalization such as the area and thickness of erythrocytes, the hemoglobin distribution and packing density, hemoglobin conformation index (I1355/I1550)/(I1375/I1580) reflecting its oxygen affinity, and blood erythropoietin content. Our findings suggest that these characteristics of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, and erythropoietin can serve as potential predictors of COVID-19 aggravation in hospitalized patients.

[Membrane protection of intestine and liver cells in the effectiveness of minimally invasive surgery for acute peritonitis]. / Otsenka effektivnosti mini-invazivnykh vmeshatel'stv pri ostrom peritonite na osnovanii izucheniya funktsional'nogo sostoyaniya pecheni i kishechnika.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the value of membrane protective effect in intestine and liver cells for the effectiveness of minimally invasive surgery for acute peritonitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients with acute peritonitis undergoing laparoscopic (n=60) and open (n=50) surgery are analyzed. Functional characteristics of liver and bowel, disorders of homeostasis were evaluated in early postoperative period. RESULTS: Reduced negative impact of surgical aggression on the state of liver and intestine is essential to improve treatment outcomes in patients with acute peritonitis undergoing minimally invasive surgery. Fast recovery of intestine inevitably results reduced release of endotoxins while restoration of liver function is associated with rapid elimination of these toxins. These processes prevent severe intoxication and facilitate accelerated recovery. Functional restoration of liver and bowel is associated with reduced oxidative stress during laparoscopic operations. It is also important because peritonitis causes activation of free-radical processes per se. Therefore, an additional source of oxidative phenomena is extremely undesirable in these cases. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic surgery for acute peritonitis minimizes surgical aggression and is associated with more favorable recovery of liver and bowel function. Undoubtedly, these findings should be considered to choose surgical approach in this severe category of patients.

[Homeostasis correcting therapy in optimizing the early postoperative period of patients with peritonitis]. / Gomeostazkorrigiruiushchaia terapiia v optimizatsii rannego posleoperatsionnogo perioda bol'nykh peritonitom.

The aim - of the study was to study the effectiveness of Remaxol in the correction of homeostasis disorders in patients with acute peritonitis after laparotomic surgery intervention.