Postoperative urinary retention: evaluation of patients using opioids analgesic Retención urinaria post-operatoria: evaluación de pacientes en tratamiento analgésico con opioides Retenção urinária pós-operatória: avaliação de pacientes em uso de analgesia com opióides

• Main Authors: Maria do Carmo Barretto de Carvalho Fernandes (Author), Verônica Vieira da Costa (Author), Renato Ângelo Saraiva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The study aimed to determine the occurrence of urinary retention in patients using opioid analgesic and to describe the method used for vesical relief. A prospective and consecutive series of 1,316 patients undergoing surgery from September 1999 to April 2003 and using opioids post surgery were stud...