[Rehabilitation of patients and prevention of invalidism after surgical treatment of lung abscess].

The number of operated on patients who are referred to a commission for expert medical assessment of working capacity is growing at present. Correct expert assessment of the working capacity allows the results of surgery to be reliably consolidated and promotes restoration of working ability. The duration and severity of working ability. The duration and severity of the pulmonary abscess, the method of surgical treatment, the lapse of time after the operation, the course of the restorative processes, complications and concomitant diseases, the degree or respiratory and circulatory insufficiency, the patients' age, profession, and the conditions and character of work are taken into account during examination. Timely and complete treatment and rational choice of occupation are important factors in the prevention of invalidism and enable most patients (86.8%) to resume work in full volume or with limitations as specified by the commission.