Ultraviolet blood irradiation in acute exogeneus poisoming for the prevention and treatment of pneumonia

Possibility of therapeutic application of UV irradiation (UVI) of blood and the mechanism of its medical effect has been studied in 111 patients with intoxication by psychotropic drugs and organic phosphorus insecticides with poisonings by cautering substances and by alcohol in patients with pneumonia. UVI has been carried out by means of MD-73M ''Izol'da'' device with the DRB-8 mercury lamp. The procedure permits to reduce lethality and cases of pneumonia development more than two times as well as to decrease periods of treatment. To achieve the best effect, the radiation energy should be not less than 100 J and not more than 15 J. Early application (in 1-2 days before poisoning or pneumonia development) of UVI in 100-150 J dose per a period of treatment is most effective. It is established that the mechanism of medical UVI effect in blood is mainly related to stimulation of a cell unit of immunity as well as to improvement of rheologic properties of blood and a qualitative composition of erythrocytes, that favours the strengthening of redox and desintoxication processes in an organism