On treatment of postoperative pulmonary complications

Among the postoperative complications that can threaten the life of the operated patient, postoperative bronchitis and bronchopneumonia developing from it are especially numerous and dangerous; the latter mostly have a severe course, often putting the very life of the patient at risk. Hence, it is natural that successful control of postoperative pulmonary complications is one of the next and practically important tasks of modern surgery. Therefore, it is not surprising that the surgical thought is constantly dealing with this issue, considering it both from the preventive and the therapeutic side.