Omeprazole maintenance therapy prevents recurrent ulcer bleeding after surgery for duodenal ulcer

Table 1 Background information of patients who had recurrent ulcer bleeding after surgery for peptic ulcer disease

Case	Age(yr)	Smokingstatus	H. pyloristatus	Type ofoperation	Yearssince operation	Bleedingepisodes after Surgery	Follow-up(mo)
1	62	Never	Positive1	TV+D2	5, 23	3	72
2	60	Ex-smoker	Positive	TV+D	6	8	62
3	61	Smoker	Positive1	BII	2	1	61
4	66	Never	Negative	BII+V2	4, 33	2	56
5	49	Smoker	Positive	TV+D	7	1	52
6	70	Ex-smoker	Negative	BII	18	2	43
7	64	Never	Negative	BII	3	2	35
8	59	Ex-smoker	Negative	BII	16	4	32
9	66	Smoker	Negative	TV+D	7	5	28
10	52	Ex-smoker	Positive	TV+D	5	2	18
11	48	Ex-smoker	Negative	TV+P	13	9	12

¹Successful H. pylori eradication therapy upon entering the study.

²Final operation.

³Years elapsed since the first and second gastric operation, upon entering the study. TV+D: truncal vagotomy and gastrojejunostomy. TV+P: truncal vagotomy and pyloroplasty. BII: Billroth II partial gastrectomy.