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Acute urinary retention.

P B Fontanarosa1, W R Roush

  • 1Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Akron.

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
|August 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Acute urinary retention is a common genitourinary emergency. Bladder decompression, typically via Foley catheter, is the standard emergency management for this condition.

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Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Genitourinary Health

Background:

  • Acute urinary retention is a frequent emergency presenting symptom in genitourinary medicine.
  • It necessitates prompt medical intervention to alleviate patient distress and prevent complications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize the common causes and emergency management of acute urinary retention.
  • To highlight the primary intervention for acute urinary retention.

Main Methods:

  • Review of common etiological factors for acute urinary retention.
  • Description of standard emergency management protocols.

Main Results:

  • Etiologies include obstructive, neurogenic, pharmacologic, and psychogenic factors.
  • Bladder decompression is the principal emergency intervention.

Conclusions:

  • Acute urinary retention is a common genitourinary emergency with diverse causes.
  • Foley catheterization for bladder decompression is the standard emergency treatment.

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