Ileus states - conditions connecting psychiatrists and surgeons?

Background: Ileus states are serious conditions that may lead to pathophysiological changes which in turn can result in perforation of bowel, peritonitis, sepsis or death. Our paper discusses paralytic ileus states, which can be caused by psychopharmaceutics with anticholinergic side effects.

Methods And Results: Retrospective analysis of cases of paralytic ileus in mentally ill patients admitted to Mental Hospital Kromeriz.

Does gerontopsychiatry belong to medicine? Cross-sectional study monitoring polymorbidity in hospitalized gerontopsychiatric patients.

Background: A cross-sectional study has been designed and the study observes the prevalence of polymorbidity in senior inpatients suffering from psychiatric morbidity hospitalized in gerontopsychiatric ward in one of the biggest psychiatric hospitals in the Czech Republic. The aim of the study is to prove that gerontopsychiatry is a comprehensive specialization for both doctors and nurses and should not be viewed as a low-status medical specialization.

Methods And Results: A cross-sectional study comprising of 304 patients was designed and a simple descriptive analysis of the patients' medical records was carried out.