[An analysis of the treatment indices of patients with acute surgical diseases of the abdominal organs in Saint-Petersburg over 50 years (1946-1996)].

The article analyzes results of treatment of 900 thousands patients with acute surgical diseases of organs of the abdominal cavity. Factors responsible for unfavorable results are shown. The authors consider that reduced lethality depends on strict observation of the main principle of the medical doctrine in emergency surgery and on wider introduction of endovideosurgical technologies into practice.