Preoperative and postoperative periods of management of patients underwent surgical treatments for pulmonary tuberculoma

The decrease in the incidence of tuberculosis among the Russian population contributed to the creation of conditions for a significant reduction in severe, chronic destructive forms of respiratory tuberculosis. These favorable trends are especially noticeable in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Therefore, the basis of surgical interventions was segmental lung resections, performed mainly for tuberculoma. The medical histories of 420 patients with pulmonary tuberculoma who were hospitalized in a military hospital were analyzed. Among the patients we observed, complete clinical effect was achieved in 415 (98.8%) of patients, 5 (1.2%) patients were discharged with improvement. There were no deaths. The presented result was achieved thanks to the developed system of preoperative preparation of patients and competent management of the postoperative period provided for patients with tuberculosis.