Kravchenko Barocamera

The Kravchenko pressure chamber is a device developed by Soviet surgeon Pyotr Vasilyevich Kravchenko in the 1950s. It was intended to treat diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract by creating increased air pressure in a special chamber.

Kravchenko's pressure chamber was the first device of this type created in the USSR. It was developed on the basis of previously existing pressure chambers, but had a number of advantages. For example, it could be used to treat patients with various diseases, including asthma, emphysema, and others.

One of the main advantages of Kravchenko's pressure chamber was that it made it possible to create increased air pressure in the chamber without the need to use gas cylinders. This greatly simplified the treatment process and reduced the risk of dangerous situations.

In addition, Kravchenko's pressure chamber was highly effective in treating lung diseases. After several treatment sessions, patients noted a significant improvement in their condition.

However, despite all the advantages, Kravchenko’s pressure chamber is not widely used in medical practice. This is due to the fact that it was quite expensive to use and required special equipment and personnel. In addition, many doctors believed that treatment in a pressure chamber was not an effective way to treat lung diseases.

Currently, Kravchenko's pressure chamber is a museum exhibit. Although its effectiveness has not been proven, it remains an interesting historical artifact that recalls the achievements of Soviet medicine in the past.

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Kravchenko Pavel Vasilievich - Soviet surgeon, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences (1957), professor, doctor of medical sciences, laureate of the Lenin Prize (1962). Academician (1945) and vice-president (1936-1956) of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences. Hero of Socialist Labor (1980).

Pavel Vasilyevich Kravchenko was born on August 2, 1927 in the village of Triozerka, Apanasenkovsky district, Stavropol Territory, into the family of an employee. That same year, out of the blue, his brother Vsevolod, who had long been considered dead, appeared in front of him unexpectedly early in the morning. Fate turned out to be such that their lives, despite the care of their fathers, were divorced immediately after the civil war. In 1951, Pavel entered the medical faculty of the Kursk Medical Institute, which he graduated in 1