Postoperative Urinary Retention (POUR): What Are The Risk Factors?

Authors

Eric H. Tischler, BA, Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics at Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Camilo Restrepo, MD, Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics at Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Jennifer Oh, BA, Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Mitchell Maltenfort, PhD, Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics at Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

3-2014

Comments

Conference poster presented at: 2014 meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in New Orleans, Louisiana

Abstract

Introduction

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a successful procedure alleviating pain in patients with debilitating arthritis. Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a common complication following surgery and is managed with intermittent or continued urinary catheterization. POUR has been estimated in retrospective literature to be on the order of 5% – 70% of surgical cases with early catheter removal or without a catheter. At our institution, and based on a Level 1 study here, urinary catheter is not used routinely in patients undergoing THA under regional anesthesia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of POUR and risk factors leading to urinary retention in patients undergoing THA using regional anesthesia who did not receive urinary catheterization.

Recommended Citation

Tischler, BA, Eric H.; Restrepo, MD, Camilo; Oh, BA, Jennifer; Maltenfort, PhD, Mitchell; and Parvizi, MD, FRCS, Javad, "Postoperative Urinary Retention (POUR): What Are The Risk Factors?" (2014). Rothman Institute Conference Posters. Paper 8.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/rothinsposters/8