[Intravascular laser irradiation of the blood in the combined treatment of chronic suppurative lung diseases].

Intravascular laser irradiation of the blood (ILIB) in the complex of preoperative preparation was employed in 53 patients with chronic pulmonary disease. After performance of 5 ILIB procedures in patients, more rapid normalization of the indices of morphologic composition of gases and acid-base state of the blood, immunologic status of the organism, functions of external respiration was noted as compared to a control group. The incidence of postoperative complications reduced by 4%, duration of hospital stay shortened by 8.1 days.