[The use of plasma surgery in military medicine].

Scientists have been carrying out plasma energy research with the aim to apply to surgical practice. Domestic plasma devices "SUPR-M", "Fakel-01", "Gemoplaz-VP" and "Plazon" passed tests and were approved not only in clinical practice but also in condition of armed conflicts. Biological influence of air-plasma flows on tissues was examined. Nitrogen oxide (NO) is continuously produced in humans and animals involving enzymatic NO-synthase (NOS), acting as a universal regulator of diverse biological and physiological processes. Comparative analysis of the treatment of gunshot wounds and infectious complications clearly demonstrated the efficacy of using plasma flows at the final stage of surgical treatment. Use in military surgery, oncology, urology and gynecology, thoracic and abdominal surgery should be considered as a promising direction of this technology.