[Functional state of the liver in obese patients subjected to surgery under halothane and ether anesthesia]. / Funktsional'noe sostoianie pecheni u tuchnykh bol'nykh, operirovannykh pod ftorotanovym i éfirnym narkozom.

On the basis of an analysis of changes in biochemical indices of the hepatic function in 41 patients operated upon for obesity of the 3d or 4th stage the authors make a conclusion that ether narcosis exerts a less injuring effect on the liver as compared with fluothane and is believed to be preferable.

[Prolonged peripheral arteriovenous perfusion with a membrane oxygenator]. / Dlitel'naia perifericheskaia veno-arterial'naia perfuziia s membrannym oksigenatorom.

The authors have developed the optimal method of performing prolonged veno-arterial perfusion and studied its influence on the animal organism. In 22 experiments a membrane oxygenator on the national film "Sigma" was used. It has been established that for successful performing of prolonged veno-arterial perfusion it is necessary to strictly maintain the circulating blood volume and take measures to prevent disorders in the microcirculation. The blood trauma in the membrane oxygenator with the "Sigma" film is inimal.