Journal of Perioperative & Critical Intensive Care Nursing
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Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Netherlands

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  Implementing a New Postoperative Urinary Retention Protocol Using the Individual Maximum Bladder Capacity as Threshold for the Maximum Bladder Volume: A Clinical Observational Study
  Author(s): Brouwer TA*, Weiland S, van Roon EN, Kalkman CJ and Veeger N
  
  Background: In three different sized hospitals we investigated the feasibility of implementing a new postoperative urinary retention (POUR) protocol. We used the individual maximum bladder capacity (MBC) as a threshold for bladder catheterization, instead of a fixed bladder volume limit of 500mL. The implementation was stated to be successful when over 80% of the eligible and participating patients were treated following this protocol. Method: General surgical patients were included if they were between 18 to 60 years old and operated under spinal or general anesthesia without an indwelling urinary catheter. Consenting patients measured their maximum bladder capacity at home, which was recorded in the Electronic Health Record. Postoperatively, patients were intended to be treated according to the new POUR-protocol. The nursing staff was info.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2471-9870.20.6.148

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