Surgical treatment of acute perforated gastroduodenal ulcer in old patients: a report of 89 cases / 中国普通外科杂志

Objective To evaluate the surgical treatment of old patients with acute perforated gastroduodenal ulcer. Method The age, complications, duration of the disease history, operative method, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SISR) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in 89 old patients with acute perforated gastroduodenal ulcers were analyzed retrospectively. Results Simple closure operation was performed in 78 cases and subtotal gastrectomy in the other 11 cases. Twelve patients died. The mortality and complications rate were significantly lower in the patients less than 70 -year old than those in the patients more than 70-year old (P