A method of improving clinical work with patients with peptic ulcer of stomach and duodenum

Objective: identification of risk groups for development of complications of ulcerous disease of stomach and duodenum.

Material and Methods. We used data from the official statistical reports of the health Committee of the city of Saratov and the logs of incoming and departures/deaths of patients in the surgical and gastroenterology clinics of the city (1976-2006). The parameters of the prevalence of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer and its complications in the population of different age groups are analyzed. Linear regression analysis, odds ratio, and analysis of the speed characteristics of the dynamics of the studied parameters in time (mean, minimum, maximum speed, range of the dynamics of the studied parameters, the number of changes in the sign of the speed of change in the prevalence of the studied parameters) were applied. Results. It was found that the probability of complications of the disease is higher among those age groups, which are characterized by a frequent change in the sign of the rate of change in the prevalence of the pathology. The necessity of age accounting in stratification of the risk of complications of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer and the multiplicity of medical observation of persons of different ages with this pathology, taking into account the analytical parameters of the disease. Conclusion. The scheme of determining the multiplicity of dispensary examinations of patients with gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer is proposed.