From January to December 2002 at Cho Ray Hospital Ho Chi Minh City, bleeding peptic ulcer was recognized in 273 patients. Surgical treatment was used in 11.4% (31/273 cases). The indication for surgery was correlated with site, size, general status, lesion of the bleeding peptic ulcer and rebleeding or failure of endoscopic treatment as well as bleeding degree. Surgical procedures including simple suture (n=10), Weinberg's operation (n=3), and subtotal gastrectomy (n=18). Postoperative rebleeding rate was 19.4% (6/31) and was the highest in simple suture procedure. Mortality rate was 25.8% (8/31)
peptic ulcer ; Therapeutics ; surgery ; Hemorrhage