Using factor analysis for assessing the efficiency of treatment of acute poisoning in the rehabilitation stage

Observations of 153 patients admitted to the rehabilitation toxicological department of the Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine after severe poisoning with psychopharmacological agents (36), cauterizing fluids (67) and neurotoxicants (drugs of the opium group, ethanol and psychopharmacological agents) (50) were summarized. To assess the systemic response of the body to a chemical injury of varying severity and the treatment used, the factor analysis method was used. For all of the estimated pathological conditions, high hemorrheological abnormalities are of high informational importance, especially during poisoning with psychopharmacological agents. The factor of endotoxicosis also has a noticeable effect, to the greatest extent during poisoning with psychopharmacological agents and cauterizing fluids. During the development of encephalopathy, the importance of blood viscosity, apoptosis and immune status is of informative significance. Factor analysis makes it possible to obtain new information on the pathogenesis of the studied poisonings. The data on the information value of the indicators used, obtained by the factor analysis, is in accordance with positive clinical results (shortening the hospitalization of patients), and therefore are recommended for practical use.