Fractures of the sternum are rare types of injuries that usually occur because of damage to the anterior chest. Due to the high frequency of combined injuries of internal organs, the mortality rate in patients with sternum fractures can reach 45 %. Despite this, the treatment of sternum fractures is a poorly understood topic. Therefore, this study was aimed at analyzing the features of managing patients with sternum fractures.
The objective of the work consisted of comparing the characteristics of the changes in visual acuity as a function of the illumination of the tests in healthy individuals and in patients with myopia, examining two groups (50 people each): a control group of healthy individuals and patients with high myopia with visual acuity with optimal correction above 1.0. Visual acuity was determined under different lighting conditions (from 50Lx to 400Lx) using optotype tables with a small step of 0.05, and increasing the function δ, which is the difference between these values. δ in healthy individuals is 0.7, and in individuals with myopia it is equal to 0.55, which is a fairly high indicator and confirms the absence of contraindications to attract this category of patients to various types of visually strenuous work, including driving.
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for approximately 15 % of all lung cancer cases. The prognosis for patients with MRL is unfavorable: the 5-year survival rate is less than 10 %. Due to the limited and low effectiveness of treatment options for SCLC, the search for more effective therapeutic approaches does not weaken. However, despite decades of basic and clinical research, little progress has been made in the treatment of MRL SCLC, leading to one of the most intractable diseases in clinical practice. In this regard, in recent years, the question arises of the need to consider the possibilities and options for combined treatment in small cell lung cancer.
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