[Standard and new regimens of anticoagulation for pulmonary thromboembolism].

The article discusses various options of anticoagulant therapy for pulmonary thromboembolism and the main criteria of medication choice including the use of unfractionated heparin, low-molecular-weight heparins, and rivaroxaban. The data presented are based on the own experience and results of international clinical trials.

[Treatment of early stages destructive pancreatitis].

The algorithm of the acute destructive pancreatitis' treatment is based on the analysis of 167 patients data. It includes medical activities on patient's admission, basic medication components and indications to the operative treatment. The application of the algorithm ensured satisfactory results of the treatment in 94% of patients with the destructive pancreatitis on early stages.

[Impact of a pneumonia prevention protocol on the results of treatment in patients in the acute period of stroke].

To evaluate the efficiency of introducing a local protocol for preventing pneumonia in the acute period of stroke, the authors analyzed the results of treating 52 intensive care unit patients who had a higher than 75% pneumonia risk. These patients were divided into 2 groups: a control group (before introduction of the protocol) (n = 25) and a study group (after introduction of the protocol (n = 27). A retrospective analysis showed a significant reduction in the total incidence of pneumonia (56 and 18.

[Endothelial dysfunction in pathogenesis of venous transformation].

The article deals with the findings obtained by present-day studies in pathophysiology of venous outflow disorders. The authors highlight a considerable role of the endothelium of the vascular wall resulting from its lesion with metabolic products of activated leukocytes in the development of varicose transformation. Also studied was the dynamics of the endothelial dysfunction marker, i.