Effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygenation in the treatment of postresection bronchial fistulas

: The article discusses the results of treatment of 84 patients with postresection tuberculous pyothorax and bronchial fistulas with hyperbaric oxygenation session (HBO) included in the complex of therapeutic measures. As a result, the bronchial fistulas closed in 30 (35.7%) patients, the diameter of the fistulas reduced markedly in 20 (24.3%) patients, the bronchial fistulas failed to close in 40% of cases. As the result of HBO therapy the count of red cells and lymphocytes increased, leukocytosis and eosinophilia reduced, the ESR diminished. The content of ALT transaminase, sugar, total protein and bilirubin decreased. The migration index for all immune antigens in the reaction of leukocyte migration inhibition and in the nitro blue tetrazolium test increased. HBO promoted the efficacy of radical operations by 29.4% as compared to that in the control group of the similar patients.