AUR is a urologic emergency that requires immediate treatment by insertion of a urinary catheter that allows the bladder to empty. Potential complications of an AUR event are pain, loss of bladder contractibility, urinary tract infections, kidney damage, incontinence, urosepsis, increased risk of another episode of AUR, and psychologic distress.

2018年10月15日 · Initial management of urinary retention involves assessment of urethral patency with prompt and complete bladder decompression by catheterization.

2024年7月16日 · Of note, use of external catheters to treat urinary retention is inappropriate as external catheters only collect spontaneously voided urine. ISC indicates intermittent straight catheter. a Consider checking sooner if the patient is receiving high volumes of …

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The initial management of urinary retention includes drainage of urine from the distended bladder by catheter. Hematuria, hypotension, and postobstructive diuresis have occurred after bladder drainage by catheter, and the risk of these complications has been thought to be increased when the bladder is rapidly decompressed.

In some cases, people with urinary retention need to continue using a catheter to drain urine from the bladder until their urinary retention can be fixed. The catheter can be indwelling—left in your bladder for a short or long time, or intermittent—inserted to drain the …

A urinary catheter is a flexible tube used to empty the bladder when diagnosed with acute urinary retention. The tube can either be inserted through the tube that carries urine out of the bladder (urethral catheter) or through a small opening made in your lower stomach (suprapubic catheter).

Chronic urinary retention In patients with chronic urinary retention, intermittent bladder catheterisation should be offered before an indwelling catheter. Catheters may be used as a long-term solution where persistent urinary retention is causing incontinence, infection, or renal dysfunction and a surgical solution is not feasible.

2025年5月21日 · A urinary catheter is a medical device that drains urine from your bladder. There are short-term and long-term catheters.

Urinary Retention Toolkit: Resources and Strategies to Reduce Catheter-Associated Complications in Long-Term Care Facilities

2023年6月26日 · Daily evaluation of the ongoing need for the indwelling catheters with removal when no longer indicated is essential to reduce complications. This topic will discuss the complications associated with urinary bladder catheter use. The indications for placement, types, and management of urinary catheters are discussed in detail elsewhere.

2023年11月16日 · Urinary catheters are hollow, partially flexible tubes that collect urine from the bladder. Urinary catheters come in many sizes and types.