[Hemodialysis in the treatment of acute kidney failure in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome].

The results of hemodialysis therapy given in 1988-1994 to 57 patients with acute renal failure at the age of 17-62 years in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) are provided. A total of 306 procedures were performed. Hemodialysis was initiated early, before clinical presentation of uremia.

[Programmed cleansing of abdominal cavity in postoperative generalized suppurative peritonitis].

Programmed cleansing of the abdominal cavity was performed in 54 patients in the management of postoperative generalized purulent peritonitis. Indications for stage inspection of the abdomen in different variants are discussed. The results were best in the group of patients (42 cases) treated by programmed relaparotomy and poor in patients (10 cases) in whom laparostomy had to be established.

[Planned relaparotomy in appendicular peritonitis in children].

The results of treatment of 28 patients with diffuse peritonitis are discussed. Besides planned relaparotomy the complex of measures included drainage of the thoracic duct followed by endolymphatic administration of antibiotics, endovascular laser irradiation of the blood, hemosorption, and immunotherapy. The authors emphasize that planned relaparotomy is necessary as a condition for successful treatment of patients with this grave disease.