Abstract

Introduction. Community-acquired pneumonia is an urgent problem of our time due to its high prevalence, increasing resistance of microflora to antibacterial therapy, a large number of complications and high mortality. Aim. The aim of the study was features of the course of community-acquired pneumonia and evaluation of the effectiveness of complex therapy. Material and methods. A survey of 120 patients was conducted, with a diagnosis of moderate and severe pneumonia. The patients were divided into 2 groups: group 1 (70 patients), in which, along with the standard therapy of pneumonia, the drug meglumine sodium succinate was included, and group 2 (50 patients), which received standard therapy of pneumonia. In addition to the standard clinical examination of patients with pneumonia, concomitant pathology from other organs and systems was studied. In addition to anamnesis and objective research methods, laboratory and instrumental methods of studying the respiratory and hepatobiliary systems were used. Additionally, procalcitonin was determined in blood serum by immunochromatography, and hepatocyte growth factor and endothelin-1 were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Statistical processing of the results of the study was carried out using parametric and nonparametric methods. Results and discussion. Community- acquired pneumonia is characterized by a moderate course, segmental or lobular lung damage, and the development of a number of complications. With community-acquired pneumonia, the hepatobiliary system is affected and often community-acquired pneumonia occurs against the background of cardiovascular pathology. Conclusion. When meglumine sodium succinate was included in the complex therapy of community-acquired pneumonia, in addition to the positive dynamics of the clinical and laboratory picture of the underlying disease, and a significant reduction in the average duration of hospitalization. In the course of therapy of patients with community-acquired pneumonia with meglumine sodium succinate, a significant decrease in inflammation indicators and an increase in hepatocyte growth factor concentration were observed. When meglumine sodium succinate was included in the therapy of patients with pneumonia, there was a tendency to increase the number of endotheliocytes and a significant increase in the content of endothelin-1, which may reflect an increase in the sanogenetic ability of the body to systemic inflammation in community-acquired pneumonia.

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