Organization of a tuberculosis surgical service for patients in Western Siberia

Gorbunov, G.M.; Krasnov, V.A.; Andrenko, A.A.; Kozhevnikov, N.N.

Problemy Tuberkuleza 6: 21-23

1989


ISSN/ISBN: 0032-9533
PMID: 2771906
Document Number: 345992
The conditions of the surgical care for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and in particular patients with chronic cavernous tuberculosis were investigated in some regions of West Siberia. In the last 5 years the activity of the surgical care and the proportion of the operated persons among the contingents of the patients with active tuberculosis increased by 63 and up to 10.5%, respectively. Surgical treatment was mainly applied to new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis since many persons with chronic tuberculosis had contraindications to such treatment due to the disease severity and asocial behaviour.

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