©The Author(s) 2019. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
World J Anesthesiol. Jan 15, 2019; 8(1): 1-12
Published online Jan 15, 2019. doi: 10.5313/wja.v8.i1.1
Published online Jan 15, 2019. doi: 10.5313/wja.v8.i1.1
Post-operative urinary retention: Review of literature
Kritika Agrawal, Department of Onco-Anaesthesia, Palliative Care, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110029, India
Satyajit Majhi, Department of Anaesthesiology, Max Super-Speciality Hospital, Delhi 110029, India
Rakesh Garg, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain and Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110029, India
Author contributions: All the authors wrote and approve the manuscript; all the authors were involved in review of literature, search and identification of the relevant manuscripts and writing of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.
Corresponding author: Rakesh Garg, DNB, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain and Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Room No. 139, Ist Floor, Ansari Nagar, Delhi 110029, India. drrgarg@hotmail.com
Telephone: +91-9-810394950
Received: July 9, 2018
Peer-review started: July 9, 2018
First decision: August 9, 2018
Revised: November 11, 2018
Accepted: January 5, 2019
Article in press: January 5, 2019
Published online: January 15, 2019
Processing time: 192 Days and 6 Hours
Peer-review started: July 9, 2018
First decision: August 9, 2018
Revised: November 11, 2018
Accepted: January 5, 2019
Article in press: January 5, 2019
Published online: January 15, 2019
Processing time: 192 Days and 6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Postoperative urinary retention is considerable concern inpatients after the surgical intervention. It not only dissatisfies the patient but also confounds many serious concerns in immediate postoperative period. It is reported variably with many etiological factors. Its understanding, recognition using suitable assessment/tools and suitable timely management remains paramount and can avoid many untoward outcomes.