[Complex evaluation of external respiratory function in patients with cancer of the lung]

Principles of complex appraisal of the function of external respiration were worked out on the basis of analysis of the mechanics of respiration with the use of body plethysmography and invasive examination of pulmonary circulatory dynamics and gas transport. The suggested method allows practicable appraisal of the mechanisms of oxygen transport disorders and identification of the leading link in the development of alveolo-respiratory failure.