Upper digestive hemorrhages of ulcerous nature (management and experience)

: A number of 135 cases were examined, presenting with superior digestive hemorrhage of ulcerative origin. The analysis of the cases was made by two comparable groups. In the first one of the groups the volemic re-equillibration was based on the administration of blood and surgery was carried out, in principle, on a "cold" condition. In the second group volemic re-equillibration was achieved exclusively with isotonic non-colloidal volemic solutions that were administered before, during and after surgery (0.9% NaCl solution and 5 g% glucose solution in equal amounts). Surgery was performed as an emergency and vagotomy was made, as well as surgical hemostasis. The results obtained have allowed for the conclusion that, by providing efficient surgical hemostasis and volemic re-equillibration with isotonic non-colloidal solutions blood transfusion and its untoward side-effects can be avoided.