The Basic Tasks of the Scientific Research Institute for Experimental Surgical Apparatus and Instruments＆P．V．Gusenkov 1
New Surgical Equipment and the Further Prospects for its Development＆M．G．Anan＇yev 3
The Basic Technical Stipulations and Modern Trends in Solving the Problems of Designing Surgical Suturing Apparatus＆S．I．Babkin 9
Basic Problems in Designing Modern Surgical Instruments＆Yu．F．Kabatov 15
The Tasks of Senior Surgeons at Oblast＇ and City Public Health Departments in Introducing New Surgical Apparatus and Instruments into General Surgical Practice＆N．I．Krakovskii 21
The Present State of Lung Surgery and its Prospects in the Future＆A．A．Vishnevskii 25
Modern Lung-surgery Equipment and Experimental-clinical data on the Use of Apparatus and Instruments Developed by the Research Institute for Experimental Surgical Apparatus and Instruments＆N．D．Garin，E．D．Savchenko，P．I．Androsov，A．A．Strekopytov，M．M．Trusov and L．F．Tanick 30
Mechanical Suturation of the Bronchi and Vessels in Lung Operations on Patients with Tuberculosis＆N．I．Gerasimenko 37
The Modern State of Heart Surgery and the Prospects for its Development＆E． N．Meshalkin 45
Modern Instruments for Heart and Vascular Surgery＆A．M．Geselevich and N．S．Gorkin 54
Methods of Mechanical Suturing of the Atrium in Operations for Mitral Commissurotomy＆A．L．Mikaelyan 59
A Device for Experimental Intracardiac Probing＆L．N．Ivanova and S．A．Mushegyan 66
Innovations in Vascular Surgery＆P．I．Androsov 69
Angiorrhaphy Apparatus＆S．I．Sheinberg 85
Circular Angiorrhaphy Apparatus 87
Experimental Findings on the Use of Angiorrhaphy Apparatus＆N．P．Petrova 106
Morphological Data on the Experimental Use of Mechanical Angiorrhaphy＆O．R．Bogomolova 112
Experimental and Clinical Experience with the Stapling Angiorrhaphy Apparatus＆Z．V．Bazilevskaya and Yu．V．Bazilevskaya 120
New Instruments in Surgery of the Oesophagus＆B．V．Petrovskii 126
Experimental Prerequisites for the Clinical Use of Apparatus for Suturing the Gastric Stump＆B．S．Bobrov，P．I．Androsov，M．F．Vyrzhikovskaya，G．S．Kryuchkova and M．N．Lin＇kova 132
Modern Equipment for Operations on the Intestine＆S．I．Babkin，G．V．Astaf＇ev and T．V．Kalinina 137
Electric Sleep and Electric Narcosis＆M．G．Anan＇yev，Yu．B．Khudyi，E．V．Gurova，I．V．Golubeva，L．A．Levitskaya，L．A．Kashchevskaya and N．I．Kondrat＇eva 144
Experience with the Experimental and Clinical Use of the DU-1 Defibrillator Designed by the Scientific Research Institute for Experimental Surgical Apparatus and Instruments＆G．A．Nevtonova 152
The Theoretical Problems of Artificial Blood Circulation＆S．S．Bryukhonenko 157
Artificial Blood Circulation and its Experimental and Clinical Use＆S．S．Bryukhonenko，T．T．Shcherbakova，S．A．Perestoronin，A．G．Lapchinskii，L．A．Levitskaya，L．A．Kashchevskaya and Ye．D．Savchenko 162
The Experimental Use of Bryukhonenko＇s Autoinjector for Resuscitating Dogs Killed by Exsanguination＆V．D．Yankovskii 171
Experience with Artificial Blood Circulation＆T．S．Fedotov 179
The Value of Artificial Circulation by Autoinjector in Reactivating the Central Nervous System＆Yu．M．Gal＇perin 183
An Artificial Blood-Circulation Apparatus with Electropneumatic Automatic Equipment＆Ye．A．Vainrib，Ye．A．Frid，Ya．S．Mikhno and V．N．Yashin 188
Use of the Artificial Blood-circulation Apparatus with Electropneumatic Automatic Equipment in Experiments on Dogs＆M．G．Anan＇yev，S．A．Mushegyan，S． F．Fedorov，L．A．Levitskaya，L．A．Kashchevskaya and L．N．Ivanova 191
An Apparatus for Preserving Whole Organs by Refrigeration with Artificial Blood Circulation and its Use in Tests for Replanting Extremities and Kidneys in Dogs＆A．G．Lapchinskii，V．F．Viktorov，Ye．B．Gorbovitskii，Ye．V．Gurova，A．K．Daniel＇son，N．S．Lebedeva，G．V．Medvedeva，S．A．Perestornin，V．I．Unik，Ye．D．Savchenko and I．D．Shishkina 195
Blood Oxygenation in Artificial Blood-circulation Apparatus of the Bryukhonenko Type＆S．A．Perestoronin 210
Experience with Heparin for Stabilizing the Blood in Testing Artificial Blood-circulation Apparatus＆L．A．Levitskaya 214
The Morphology of the Nerve Elements of the Central Nervous System in Dogs Resuscitated After Clinical Death from Exsanguination＆I．V．Torskaya 218