[Nosocomial infections in surgical intensive care of multiple injuries].

The authors present an abridged version of the final report of a State research programme. By introduction of a series of provisions and expedient use of funds available for research it proved possible to reduce the incidence of nosocomial infections in surgical patients from 14% to 12% and in a group with multiple injuries in the surgical intensive care unit from 18% to 10%.

[Surgical and infectious complications after kidney transplantation].

Analysis of 100 consecutive cadaverous renal transplants revealed significantly better long-term graft function and patient survival rates and lower incidence of surgical postoperative complications in the second 50 transplants in comparison with the first 50 transplants. The incidence of infectious complications declined with the decrease in the corticosteroids dosage. Severe mycotic infections were prevented by prophylactic administration of antimycotic drugs and by shortening the period of prophylactic antibiotic treatment to 24 hours.

Spontaneous renal allograft rupture. Clinical and pathological patterns.

Rupture of an allografted kidney occurred in five patients 5-17 days after transplantation. In one patient the microscopic pathological changes corresponded with the nodose polyarteritis pattern. In four patients interstitial rejection nephritis with severe haemorrhage and haematoma was found.