[The comparative efficacy of hemosorption and xenosorption in bronchial asthma patients]

The authors studied comparative clinical, immunologic, laboratory and functional effectiveness of hemosorption (HS) on charcoals and xenosorption (XS) on donor pig spleen in bronchial asthma patients. XS was administered in 60 patients, HS was applied to 91 patient. There was no significant difference in immunologic characteristics between the patient groups. However, XS had a more apparent positive influence on the external respiratory function, degree of allergy and unspecific inflammation, as well as on general clinical effectiveness.