[Lymph transfusion in surgical care].
Scientifically grounded transfusion of lymph and its components was first used to treat 123 patients with severe surgical abnormality concurrent with secondary immunodeficiency, dysproteinemia and lipid deficiency. The treatment led to early improvement of the patients' general condition as shown up by normalized body temperatures, diminished intoxications events, reduced pus discharged from wounds, and early activation in patients. At the same time, the postoperative mortality rates decreased from 43 to 20.3%, the number of postoperative complications reduced from 18.2 to 13.4%, and their course abated. The patients' hospital stay reduced from 28.3 to 21.7 bed/days and the time of their disability dropped from 49.1 to 38.3 days.