[Postoperative complications and mortality in peptic ulcer of the duodenum and stomach]

During 19 years (from 1974 to 1992) 5205 operations for complicated ulcer disease of duodenum (4201 observation), stomach (915) and of double localization (89) were conducted. In 585 of 5205 patients complications occurred: of operative wound healing-in 17.4%, in the region of intervention--in 56%, dysfunction of other organs and systems--in 26.6%, 44 (0.84%) of them died. The mortality after conduction of stomach resection according to Bilroth-I was 0.8%, according to Bilroth-II--5.5%, after vagotomy--1%.