METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THERAPY OF ALCOHOLIC ABSTINENCE SYNDROME Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, narcology.

SUBSTANCE: during the 1^st d it is necessary to perform special seance and medicinal therapy by applying apparatuses for ultraviolet irradiation of blood of "Izolda" and "Nadezhda" type: system for blood transfusion should be connected with a sterile Janet's syringe of 150 ml capacity with pre-applied sterile solution of "Glugicir" containing 3.8% sodium citrate solution in the quantity that solution : blood ratio should correspond to 1:5. After washing the system one should puncture one of the peripheral veins of forearm, then blood should be slowly pumped up into the syringe to be similarly reinfused, the quantity of sampled blood corresponds to 1 ml/kg patient's body weight. Passing through irradiation chamber of 20 cm length blood is irradiated with blue light at power density being 0.16 mW/sq. cm; twice (at exfusion and reinfusion). At an average, the procedure lasts for 5-10 min depending upon patient's body weight. Medicinal therapy consists of: Sol. Pyracetami 20% - 5.0 ml i/m, once; Sol. Unitioli 5% - 5.0 ml i/m, once; Sol. Vitamini B-6 5% - 5.0 ml i/m, once; Pyrroxani 0.015 g thrice daily; bellataminal 0.001 g nocturnally. On the 2^nd d it is necessary to perform special seance followed by that of hydrocolonotherapy upon apparatus for intestinal monitor purification. On the 3d d one should perform special monotherapy. After applying the above-mentioned course patient should be invited for repeated visit to control therapy conducted and perform prophylactic procedure 1 mo and 3 mo later (after the first course) to improve effect. The innovation enables to shorten therapy terms and decrease the number of complications considerably.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of therapy.

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