Intravascular laser irradiation of the blood in the combined treatment of chronic suppurative lung diseases
Marchuk, I.K.; Kuzmich, V.N.
Klinicheskaia Khirurgiia 6: 9-10
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2130 PMID: 8271733 Document Number: 410245
Intravascular laser irradiation of the blood (ILIB) in the complex of preoperative preparation was employed in 53 patients with chronic pulmonary disease. After performance of 5 ILIB procedures in patients, more rapid normalization of the indices of morphologic composition of gases and acid-base state of the blood, immunologic status of the organism, functions of external respiration was noted as compared to a control group. The incidence of postoperative complications reduced by 4%, duration of hospital stay shortened by 8.1 days.