[Experience in managing patients with acute epiglottitis in the intensive care unit].

Tushino City Pediatric Hospital disposes years of experience treating patients with stenosis of the larynx in specialized units. The problem of acute epiglottitis is interesting for a number of specialists. This article discusses the clinical symptoms of acute epiglottitis, diagnosis and risk factors of acute epiglottitis in children.

[Experience with a selenium-containing biological active supplement used in children with pneumonias in an intensive care unit].

The efficacy of the biologically active additive (BAA) "Spirulin-Sochi-Selen" was evaluated in 45 children aged 3 to 15 years who had acute pneumonia treated in the intensive care unit for infected patients of the Tushino children's city hospital, Moscow. The levels of selenium were determined by the Alfthan microfluorimetric technique (1984). The time course of clinical, laboratory, functional, and X-ray changes was determined.