[Anesthesiological management in transplantation of the heart after temporary mechanical substitution of its function].

The first experience of anesthesiological management of three two-step orthotopic heart transplantations is reviewed. As the first step of surgical treatment one recipient was implanted an artificial heart "POISK-IOM" (Russia), in 2 other patients left ventricular bypass was achieved using a "Biopump" ("Biomedics", USA). Anesthesia techniques, methods of infusion-transfusion therapy, and other components of intraoperative management are described.

[Characteristics of air retention by different extracorporeal filters during artificial circulation].

The paper concerns the present-day problem of estimating the efficiency of the functioning of extracorporeal filters in artificial circulation. A method for laboratory studies of extracorporeal filters is offered. The results obtained with the use of the method are provided in order to compare air retention by modern filters.

[Anesthesiologic management of clinical orthotopic liver transplantation].

The first clinical experience of anesthesiological management during 6 orthotopic liver transplantations (5 primary operations and 1 retransplantation) in 2 males and 3 females, aged 20 to 52 years, is presented. The method of general anesthesia is described--the use of veno-venous bypass without systemic heparinization and rapid infusion system. Hemodynamic, temperature, metabolic and coagulologic homeostasis disturbances are analysed at different stages of orthotopic liver transplantation, especially upon reperfusion of the donor organ.

[The first clinical experience with orthotopic transplantation of the liver].

The article deals with material concerning the performance of 4 operations for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The operations were carried out on 2 males and 2 females whose ages ranged from 20 to 52 years. The indications for OLT were as follows: ++hemangioendothelioma of the liver, hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhosis-carcinoma of the liver, and metastatic affection of the liver.

[Physiological and hygienic evaluation of the vibrations in a transport helicopter cockpit].

In the cockpit of five helicopters the floor and the chair vibrated in a band of 8 Hz at a frequency of 112.5 and 114.0 dB, respectively.

[Reverse valves in the drive line of occlusion pumps in "heart-lung" machines].

An analysis of hydraulic cyclograms of perfusion blood-pumps (A. A. Pisarevski et al.

[Perfusion system for assisted blood oxygenation during treatment of children with acute respiratory insufficiency].

To conduct an auxiliary extracorporeal oxygenation in acute respiratory incompetence in young children a perfusion system with a small primary charging volume is proposed. The system was tested in an experiment and clinically in an infant with mass of 4.5 kg.