[Prevention of postoperative suppuration and the treatment of suppurative wounds by ultrasonic cavitation].

During operations for acute inflammatory diseases of organs of the abdominal cavity the prophylactic treatment of the wound by ultrasound was used in 56 patients. Besides, 42 patients with purulent wounds were subjected to several sessions of the ultrasonic treatment of the wounds. Patients of the first group had no postoperative suppuration. In the second group, rapid clearance and good granulation were observed. The wounds healed quickly.