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Catalino B. Mendoza, Jr., MD; Raymond W. Postlethwait, MD; Clarkstown; Morgantown; William D. Johnson, MS

AMA Arch Surg. 1970;101(3):396-398.

Abstract
In a series of 2,988 operations for duodenal ulcer, wound disruption occurred in 67, or 2.2%. Disruption occurred more frequently in the older age groups and in those who had emergency operation for hemorrhage (6.2%). Wound infection, pneumonia, and intestinal obstruction were factors in disruption. The death rate in those who had wound disruption was 11.9%.

Author Affiliations
Durham, NC; WVa; Chapel Hill, NC

From the Veterans Administration Hospital, Clarksburg, WVa, and West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown (Dr. Mendoza); the Veterans Administration Hospital and Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (Dr. Postlethwait); and the Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Mr. Johnson).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 13, 1970.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital, Clarksburg, WVa 26301 (Dr. Mendoza).

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