METHOD OF PHYSIOTHERAPY AND CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF PLEURISY Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61K33/14 A61K33/18 A61K31/7036 A61P11/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to traumatology, oncology, pulmonology and surgery, and can be applied for treatment of pleurisy. For this purpose immediately after removal of exudate from pleural cavity into it introduced is wide-spectrum antibiotic and intravenously introduced is amikacin, after 10 minutes patient does 5 forced inhalations and exhalations with 3-minute intervals. After 10 minutes chest is subjected to electrophoresis with potassium iodide solution, which after day is alternated with solution of calcium chloride, with anode being placed into the space between scapular and midaxillary line at the level of 4-th rib to lower edge of rib arc. After finishing each session strips of capsicum plaster are stuck on back around shoulder-blades from both sides for one day, not less than 3 times.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to improve results of treatment and reduce development of complications by fast arrest of disease with adequate anti-inflammatory therapy and sanitisation of pleural cavity.