The frequency of rethoracotomy after operations for diseases of the lungs and pleura was 2.2% - 101 out of 4537 interventions. 6 groups of complications were identified. Bleeding into the pleural cavity was observed in 20, hemothorax with clot formation - in 33, leakage of the remnant of the lung or bronchial stump - in 31, pleural empyema - in 11, foreign bodies - in 5, and impaired blood flow in the remainder of the lung - in 1 patient. The principles of diagnostics, indications and peculiarities of the technique of operations are stated. In 80 patients who underwent rethoracotomy, a favorable outcome was obtained; the mortality rate was 20.8%. The dependence of mortality, severity and number of complications on the timing of reoperation was established. The best results were obtained when carrying out rethoracotomy in the 1-3 days of the postoperative period.
Abstract. The experience of treating 263 patients with acute abscesses and lung gangrene is generalized. Acute abscesses are mainly subject to conservative treatment; surgical interventions were performed in 13%. With gangrene of the lung, conservative treatment and palliative operations are futile. Preference is given to early radical operations performed before dangerous complications occur. Possible ways to reduce mortality in acute pulmonary suppuration are indicated.
Long-term experience in treatment of patient with concomitant chest injuries is presented. The authors distinguish two main types of severe concomitant injuries of the chest - monoconcomitant (49.7%) and polyconcomitant (50.3%). In such injuries the difficulty of the clinical picture is caused by the syndrome of mutual aggravation and depression of immune system. Thus, in 62% of cases clinical manifestations are inadequate to the pattern and severity of the separate organs injury. Under modern clinical conditions the difficulty of diagnosis are overcome by means of objective instrumental methods of examination. Surgical tactics consists of a single general complex of measures on elimination of critical states as well as specific tactical activities depending on the peculiarities of the injury. Maximum possible accuracy of the choice of surgical tactics depends on the dominant injury detection.
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