Abstract
The amount of sick-listing in 75 patients operated on with highly selective vagotomy (HSV) was studied during two periods, the first consisting of 12 months and ending 1 year before operation and the second period, also consisting of 12 months, starting 1 year after operation. Patients with suspected ulcer recurrences were excluded and only patients who, at the 1-year postoperative follow-up study, were without symptoms suggestive of ulcer recurrence are included. The median amount of sick days was 31.3 for the period preceding and 37.2 (NS) after the operation. Before operation 60% of all sick-leave diagnoses were ulcer or gastritis, compared with 20% after operation. A 50% increase in infectious diseases and lumbago occurred. Psychiatric disorders rose from 1 to 16 occasions. We therefore conclude that patients apparently cured of chronic ulcer disease change target and develop symptoms elsewhere. The study shows no potential economic benefits of HSV, at least not with regard to a diminishing amount of sick days after operation.
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