Risk Factors for Urinary Retention Following Surgical Repair of Hip Fracture in Female Patients.
Journal:
Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation
Published Date:
Dec 21, 2016
Abstract
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a common event following surgical procedures. An increase in the number of elderly individuals who undergo hip fracture repair procedures is inevitable due to the aging of population. Postoperative urinary retention is associated with both early (infections, delirium) and late complications (urinary incontinence) of surgery. The objective of the current study is to direct attention to the less studied population of patients admitted to a geriatric rehabilitation ward following hip fracture repair who are at risk of POUR.
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