METHOD FOR SANITIZATION OF PLEURAL EMPYEMA IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

摘要

A method for sanitization of the pleural empyema in the patients with the pulmonary tuberculosis comprises the axillary thoracostomy and the tamponade of the pleural cavity. Starting from the following day, the empyema wall are treated by argon-plasma coagulation for 7-8 min in fulgur mode with a set of the replaceable tips, 6-7 sessions overall.