VIDEO ENDOSCOPY METHOD FOR TREATING ABSCESSES WITH PUNCTURE DRAINS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves puncturing pyogenic abscess cavity under ultrasonic control with draining tube left therein. Laparoscope connected to monitor unit is introduced into abscess cavity. One of introduced drains is set in upper point of the cavity and the other one in lower point. The abscess cavity is filled with ozonized solution to 2/3 of its volume and bubbled with ozone-oxygen mixture during 2-3 min changing the solution until it becomes transparent. The emptied cavity walls are treated from distance of 3-4 cm with laminar airflow heated to 38-40°C under pressure of 1-1.5 atm during 2-3 min. Next to it, the cavity walls are irradiated from distance of 2-3 cm with non-coherent red light during 2-3 min per each area.

EFFECT: improved safety conditions and healing quality.