The effect of hemosorption on the immunological status of patients with acute destructive pancreatitis

: Patients with acute destructive pancreatitis were found to have pronounced changes in the immune system manifesting themselves by reduced general amount of lymphocytes mainly at the expense of T-lymphocytes with helper and suppressor activity and in less degree--at the expense of B-lymphocytes, increase of poorly differentiated O-cells, reduction of immunoglobulin C. Hemosorption on the sorbent SKN promotes more rapid recovery of indices of the immune system in the group of patients with the area of injured pancreas less than 50% and is practically ineffective for its total injury.