[Postoperative complications in the surgical treatment of lung cancer].

The paper describes the experience of 700 operations for pulmonary cancer. Under detailed analysis were 293 cases for the recent 7 years. Among them there were 55 patients with postoperative complications. Bronchial fistulas and pleura empyemas were found in 31 patients, cardio-respiratory insufficiency--in 10, pneumonia--in 6, postoperative hemorrhage--in 5, thromboembolism--in 3 patients. The methods of prophylaxis and treatment of such complications are proposed.