The cause-and-effect analysis of early (within 3 weeks after the initial surgery) relaparotomy was made, using the experience of 5286 laparotomized patients, of whom 82 (1,55%) had relaparotomy. The main reason of intraabdominal complications was the initial generalized peritonitis in emergency patients (85,4%). In comparison with data of 30 years prescription, the portion of postoperative peritonitis and bleeding had increased, though the number of eventrations and postoperative ileus, on the contrary, decreased. The introduction of laparoscopy eliminated the necessity of diagnostic relaparotomies. The mortality rate after the repeated surgery had decreased from 38,0% to 30,5%.