[The effect of HBO therapy in the early postoperative period on the late outcomes of "compelled" suturing in perforated gastroduodenal ulcers].

Under study were long-term results of forced suturing of perforated ulcers of the stomach and duodenum in 96 patients. It was shown that in patients who were subjected to hyperbaric oxygenation in addition to medicamentous treatment at the early postoperative period excellent and good results were obtained two times more often and there was 1.5 time less amount of bad outcomes as compared with patients who were not given HBO therapy. A conclusion is made that HBO therapy has a positive influence at the early postoperative period on restoration of the disturbed balance in the system "aggression-protection" in ulcer disease which results in greater number of patients who recovered after suturing perforated gastroduodenal ulcers.