Voenno-medit͡sinskiĭ zhurnal
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Review
[Sympathetic block as a part of the treatment of coronary heart disease (Literature review)].
The given literature review is devoted to the urgent problem of improving the effectiveness of conservative treatment of patients with coronary heart disease through the use of sympathetic blockade. The authors highlight the. current understanding of the morbid physiology of cardiac angina, in particular, pain syndrome, of the state of analgesia in cardiology. ⋯ Also described are the possible side effects and complications of epidural blockade. In conclusion, the authors emphasize the prospect of a wide practical application of regional blockade of local anaesthetics and narcotic analgesics in cardiac patients.
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Historical Article
[The system of selection and training of military-medical staff for the 40th army (1979-1989)].
In December 1979 in order to fulfil their internationalist duty troops and units of the 40th Army of the Armed Forces of the USSR was brought into Afghanistan. For complete and qualitative manning of the army with the military doctors it was needed in a short time to create a system capable to carry out candidates selection, their education and specialized training for work in extreme conditions of combat operations. ⋯ The article presents information about its features, advantages and problems that had to be solved during the entire period of the Soviet-Afghan war. The complex staff arrangements had allowed solving medical support problems of the 40th Army on the high level.