[Effectiveness of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods of restoring bronchial patency]

Assessment is given of the effect of the medicamentous (administration of oral and inhalation of expectorant agents) and non-medicamentous (sauna) methods of treatment of disorders of mucociliary transport. The effect of the treatment was judged by its influence on the time of expectoration with sputum of blood containing agents after their inhalation. The most effective method for the restoration of bronchial drainage proved to be the use of expectorants administered by inhalation and less effective sauna. Therapeutic methods should be chosen with consideration of the degree of mucociliary insufficiency.