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.