Session Type
Meeting
Search Results for Urinary retention
Abstract Number: 228
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The Joint Commission’s Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)-9 recommended removing indwelling urinary catheters (IUC) before postoperative day 2 to decrease urinary infection (UTI) risk. Our center implemented a best practice alert (BPA) in the electronic health record to enforce SCIP-9 with near-100% compliance. We sought to study the effect of the BPA on catheter […]
Abstract Number: 615
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Urinary retention affects 4.5% and 0.07% of hospitalized men and women, respectively (Verhamme et al, 2008). The causes vary widely; however, it may occur as a result of opioid use. Opioid-induced urinary retention is under-reported in literature. When opioid induced urinary retention occurs, there is the dilemma of achieving resolution, without reversing pain […]
Abstract Number: 664
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 20-year-old male presented with sudden onset urinary retention. He reported mild headaches, fevers, fatigue later followed by acute urinary retention associated with lower abdominal and back pain. Last void was over 24 hours ago. Vitals were stable except for a temperature of 39.9°C. No cervical neck stiffness, meningeal irritation or […]
Abstract Number: 750
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: We describe a case of new-onset unknown ascites due to atraumatic bladder rupture. A 56 year-old female with past medical history of functional urinary retention (prolonged urine holding due to phobia of public restrooms) and remote surgical history of TAH/BSO and C-section presented with recurrent ascites of unknown etiology. She initially presented to […]
Abstract Number: 844
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 19 year old male who presented to Riverside Medical Center with acute onset, progressive bilateral lower extremity weakness and paresthesias, urinary retention and saddle anesthesia. Initial CBC significant for anemia and thrombocytopenia. Peripheral smear showed 67% circulating blasts with occasional Auer rods, which was suggestive of acute myeloid leukemia. Flow cytommetry showed expression […]
Abstract Number: P48
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: The patient was a 73 year old gentleman with a recent diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction presenting with weight gain, worsening dyspnea, lower extremity edema, and urinary incontinence since beginning furosemide two months previously. Labs were notable for a creatinine of 2.68 mg/dL from a baseline of 1.0 mg/dL. The […]