POST-OP URINARY RETENTION

Course overview

POSTOPERATIVE URINARY RETENTION IS THE INABILITY TO URINATE AFTER A SURGICAL PROCEDURE DESPITE HAVING A FULL BLADDER. IT IS A RELATIVELY COMMON COMPLICATION OF BOTH OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT PROCEDURES AND, HAVING THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND MANAGE POSTOPERATIVE URINARY RETENTION IS ESSENTIAL FOR ANY PROVIDER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF A POSTOPERATIVE PATIENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE URINARY RETENTION AND EXAMINES THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.