Purification of biological fluids by sorbents on a base of industrial activated charcoal

The authors propose using industrial activated carbon as a base for hemosorbents and show the methods of choosing the optimal size of the sorbent grain. The results of using the column with a pseudo-liquefied layer and the apparatus with an unfixed layer of hemosorbent are given. Using enterosorption was proposed for the treatment of a number of disorders including allergic diseases.     

The role of lysosomal enzymes in the pathogenesis of ciliochoroidal detachment

The paper discusses the role of lysosomal enzymes, in particular beta-galactosidase, as a starting mechanism in the development of ciliochoroidal detachment. The activity of beta-galactosidase was determined in the suprachoroidal fluid, the aqueous humor, in the blood serum before intraocular operation and in posterior sclerotomy. Ciliochoroidal detachment is shown to be accompanied by accumulation of beta-galactosidase in the suprachoroidal space, not correlating with the enzyme content in the blood serum. This allows to speak about a possible participation of this enzyme in the formation of ciliochoroidal detachment.     

Mechanism of the development of hypocoagulation disorders in the course of disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome in newborn infants with pyo-septic diseases

The development of hypocoagulation disturbances in sepsis of the newborn is mediated by the consumption of coagulation and vascular-platelet hemostasis factors. The formation of an insufficient clot in a number of patients may result in an increase of spontaneous fibrinolysis index, which does not correspond to the degree of decreased plasmin system activity due to its depletion.     

Forced vergence fixation disparity parameters with and without a central fusion lock

The effect of a central fusion lock on forced vergence fixation disparity curve parameters, that is, magnitudes of fixation disparity and associated phoria, curve type and the central slope of the curve, was studied in 84 subjects because of ambiguity in the previous studies. It was found that the magnitudes of exo fixation disparity and exo associated phoria decreased significantly when they were measured with the central fusion lock. The central lock had no noticeable effect on the type of the curve, although, the central slope of the curve was flatter in the presence of the central lock.     

Transient synovitis of the hip in children: role of US

Transient synovitis of the hip remains a common diagnostic problem for the clinician. The physical signs are not pathognomonic of the condition, and the classic technical examinations are of little help. Therefore, the authors retrospectively studied the value of hip arthrosonography in 46 children with clinical symptoms suggesting pathologic hip conditions. In 20 of the 21 patients with a final diagnosis of transient synovitis, articular effusion was detected on ultrasound (US). Conventional radiography showed an increased medial joint space in only eight of these patients. Increased echogenicity of the articular fluid was found in both transient synovitis and septic arthritis. The high sensitivity of US in detecting intraarticular fluid was demonstrated by cadaver studies.     

Extracorporeal methods of blood purification in cardiovascular diseases

Increasing sensitivity to drugs, elimination of endotoxicosis, recovery of normal homeostatic control after hemocarboperfusion help to break off the vicious circles associated with severe cardiovascular disorders, and improve the effect of subsequent medication. Hemocarboperfusion added to combined intensive care and resuscitation procedures was associated with a 82.9% success rate.