[A bioluminescent method of determining the degree of intoxication in peritonitis]

A method for estimating the severity of the clinical condition and of the body intoxication in peritonitis patients is suggested. High sensitivity of the method permits classifying the patients into 4 groups in accordance with the severity of their condition: mild, moderate, severe, and extremely grave. This method is also applicable for the assessment of the efficacy of detoxification measures, such as abdominal cavity sanitization during surgery, lymph drainage. The method is simple and the time of analysis is 1 min.