Ethyleneglycol poisoning

Ethylene glycol poisoning is recorded in many countries of the world, but it is especially relevant in the Russian Federation, being one of the main reasons for hospitalization of patients with acute poisoning of chemical etiology. Ethylene glycol poisoning has severe medical, social and economic consequences. Purpose of the study : analytical toxicological analysis, features of diagnosis and intensive care of patients hospitalized with acute ethylene glycol poisoning in the toxicology center of a specialized hospital. Materials and methods of research . Medical documents of patients admitted to the Center for the Treatment of Acute Poisoning of the State Budgetary Institution of St. Petersburg Research Institute for Emergency Medicine named after. I.I. Dzanelidze in 2019–2022 with a diagnosis of «ethylene glycol poisoning.» ICD-10 rubric: T52.3. A statistical and chemical-toxicological study was carried out when patients were admitted to the hospital and over time after intensive care. Research results . According to the toxicological center of the State Budgetary Institution of St. Petersburg Research Institute of SP named after I.I. Dzanelidze, the number of patients with ethylene glycol poisoning was: 2019–1 admission; 2020–1 patient; 2021 — out of 2 patients admitted, 1 patient died; 2022 — out of 2 patients admitted with ethylene glycol poisoning, 1 patient died. All patients admitted with ethylene glycol poisoning were in critical condition with severe impairment of vital organs. Conclusion : ethylene glycol poisoning occupies one of the leading places among acute poisonings of chemical etiology in terms of the number of adverse outcomes. Characterized by severe medical, social and economic consequences.