RETURNYonago Acta medica 1991;34:123-126
Evaluation of 128 Patients in Paraquat Poisoning by the Discriminant Analysis Method
Jun Ikebuchi, Isao Yuasa, Naoyuki Okamoto*, Alexander Thompson Proudfoot†, Susumu Kotoku and Kichiro Okada
Department of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago 683, *Department of Epidemiology, Clinical Institute, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama 241, Japan and †Regional Poisoning Treatment Centre and Department of Clinical Chemistry, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
An assessment of the severity of paraquat poisoning in 128 patients was performed by the discriminant analysis method. The discriminant function proved to have a high reliability in indicating toxicological significance in our cases. It is suggested that the discriminant function score is of great value for the assessment of the severity of the poisoning and for the prediction of the outcome in an early stage for the purpose of toxicology, clinical and forensic.
Key words: discriminant analysis method; paraquat poisoning; severity; toxicology