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Postoperative urinary retention (> 500  ml of urine estimated by bladder scanning) may be better treated with intermittent [[urinary catheterization]] rather than indwelling [[urinary catheterization]].<ref name="pmid15315566">{{cite journal| author=Lau H, Lam B| title=Management of postoperative urinary retention: a randomized trial of in-out versus overnight catheterization. | journal=ANZ J Surg | year= 2004 | volume= 74 | issue= 8 | pages= 658-61 | pmid=15315566  
Postoperative urinary retention (> 500  ml of urine estimated by bladder scanning) may be better treated with intermittent [[urinary catheterization]] rather than indwelling [[urinary catheterization]].<ref name="pmid15315566">{{cite journal| author=Lau H, Lam B| title=Management of postoperative urinary retention: a randomized trial of in-out versus overnight catheterization. | journal=ANZ J Surg | year= 2004 | volume= 74 | issue= 8 | pages= 658-61 | pmid=15315566  
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The use of bladder [[ultrasonography]] may reduce the frequency of intermittent urinary catheterization among patients with [[spinal cord]] disorders.<ref name="pmid9473999">{{cite journal| author=Anton HA, Chambers K, Clifton J, Tasaka J| title=Clinical utility of a portable ultrasound device in intermittent catheterization. | journal=Arch Phys Med Rehabil | year= 1998 | volume= 79 | issue= 2 | pages= 172-5 | pmid=9473999
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Revision as of 18:43, 1 December 2009

In medicine, urinary retention is "inability to empty the urinary bladder with voiding (urination).[1]

In males, antimuscarinic cholinergic antagonists may contribute to retention.[2]

Diagnosis

Ultrasonography

Bladder ultrasonography may detect urinary retention, but false positives may occur due to cysts of nearby organs.[3]

Treatment

Postoperative urinary retention (> 500 ml of urine estimated by bladder scanning) may be better treated with intermittent urinary catheterization rather than indwelling urinary catheterization.[4]

The use of bladder ultrasonography may reduce the frequency of intermittent urinary catheterization among patients with spinal cord disorders.[5]

References