Abstract: Objective To improve the treatment for the destroyed lung pleuropneumonectomy postoperative patients in ICU.Methods 28 patients who suffered the destroyed lung by pulmonary tuberculosis have been selected to acceptthe surgical treatment,pleuropneumonectomy.All of themhave accepted the intensive caretreat-ment after operation including continuous monitoring patient’slife signs,the bleeding amount, the function of the lung,the blood gas analysis;treating the complicated diseases;getting rid of sputum by bronch of ibroscope; treatingthe acute respiratory failure by using ventilator.Results Through the treatment in ICU,20 patients smoothlyrecovered.8 patients complicated withthe acute respiratory failure accepted the ventilator, NPPV, or PSV+PEE Pventilation, and recovered. 2 patients complicated withinfectionandfistulae of bronchial stump,a-mong whomone patient died.Conclusions Duringthe postoperative treatment for patients who accept pleurop-neumonectomy, ICUdepartment plays animportant role in continuous monitoring and treatment, reducing stress,treating acute respiratoryfailure.

Key words: Pulmonary tuberculosis/surgery, ICU treatment