Analysis of mortality from peritonitis and gastrointestinal bleeding as the main complications of abdominal pathology in the Penza Region in 2022–2024

As of today, there is a tendency towards increasing mortality from gastrointestinal diseases. According to data from the Ministry of Health of the Penza Region, over the period from 2022 to 2024, there is a trend towards an annual increase in morbidity from gastrointestinal tract pathologies by 3.5%, while there is a lack of data on regional mortality structure. A retrospective analysis of mortality from emergency surgical diseases of abdominal organs was carried out. The level of mortality from acute abdominal pathology in the Penza Region was established at 66.5 per 100 thousand in 2022 and 74.3 per 100 thousand in 2023. It has been found that the most common cause of death among patients who died from gastrointestinal pathologies is acute peritonitis (K65.0) (up to 76%). Statistically significant gender differences in mortality distribution have not been detected. The work was performed at the base of the Penza State University.