[Timing of the surgery in patients with stopped bleeding from duodenal ulcers with the threat of recurrent bleeding].

This article is devoted choosing the optimal time of operation at patients with stopped ulcerative duodenal bleeding. It has been shown that surgical treatment during the first two days at patients with a high probability of recurrence of bleeding leads to statistically significant mortality reduction in compared with patients who were operated upon within the time frame 3-12 days after stopping bleeding. It is concluded that active surgical tactics at patients with a high probability of recurrence of bleeding at the current stage of modern medicine is more justified than waiting tactic.