[Experience in the use of the new artificial lung ventilation apparatus "Avenir-221P" for treatment of children].

The positive features of the new ventilator Avenir-221 P, such as wide set of functional characteristics, built-in monitoring with indication of many digital and analog parameters on a screen, reliability and convenience of work are briefly described. The long experience of application of the device for intensive care of children in the age ranging from 7 days up to 14 years in Intensive care and resuscitation unit of the St. Vladimir children's municipal clinical hospital (Moscow) is discussed The conclusion is made that the MLV apparatus Avenir-221 P for treatment of children will be of considerable demand in urban and rural regional hospitals of the appropriate structure.

[Supplementary tube feeding in protein deficiency in children with surgical diseases].

The development of protein insufficiency in children with surgical diseases is considered by the authors to be an important problem. Even good appetite does not always meet the protein requirements of the organism. An additional probe feeding is indicated for the reestalishment of passage along the intestine if the natural supply by food products fails to meet the needs of the organism.

[Diagnostic stages and special study methods in surgical diseases of children].

The surgery in children should take into consideration 6 steps of diagnosing: initial, exact, subnarcotic, intraoperative, immediate postoperative and late postoperative steps when the growth of the child's organs and systems enable the final diagnosis to be established. Close attention to physically revealed symptoms of the disease may restrict the application of special methods and shows the skill of the physician.