Postoperative hospital course of patients with history of severe psychiatric illness.
The postoperative hospital course of 54 patients with a past history of psychiatric illness was studied through chart review. Both chronic schizophrenics and chronic depressives tolerated surgical procedures well, without any unusual difficulties or exacerbation of psychiatric illness. They represented no management problems. Patients with acute, severe upset in the preoperative period (regardless of diagnosis) presented most of the management problems postoperatively.
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Inpatient Psychiatric Consultations, Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center.
McCartney
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Saravay
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Katz
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D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs