Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector5789510.17816/kazmj57895Scientific ReportTracheotomy as a treatment for respiratory failure in thoracic surgeryShipovA. A.info@eco-vector.comInstitute of Experimental and Clinical Oncology, USSR Academy of Medical Sciences1301196445151530901202109012021Copyright © 2021, Shipov A.A.2021<p>Various types of respiratory failure are increasingly attracting the attention of surgeons. Interest in this problem has increased especially due to new anatomophysiological, experimental and clinical data. Of particular interest is the prevention and management of progressive respiratory failure in pneumonia, pulmonary edema, secretory-ventilatory obstruction and atelectasis in the postoperative course by timely tracheotomy.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив