[Diagnosis and treatment of recurrence of gastroduodenal hemorrhage in the early postoperative period].

Results of treatment of 68 patients with early postoperative gastrointestinal bleedings operated upon for acute ulcerous bleedings were analyzed. Among the most frequent sources of the bleeding were sutured ulcer and acute postoperative ulceration of the mucosa. Therapeutic treatment was effective but in 42.6% of the patients which is related with the development of disseminated intravascular blood coagulation. Operations were performed on 36 patients, 9 of them died. Total lethality was 27.9%. Surgical measures for the postoperative gastrointestinal bleedings are discussed.