Early removal of urinary drainage in patients receiving epidural analgesia after colorectal surgery within an ERAS protocol is feasible.

André SchreiberEmine AydilUwe WalschusAnne GlitschMaciej PatrzykClaus-Dieter HeideckeTobias Schulze

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2019)

Early removal of urinary drainage after colorectal surgery while EA is still in place is feasible; it reduces the incidence of CAUTI but increases the risk of POUR. Thus, screening for POUR in patients with failure to void after six to 8 h is mandatory under these clinical conditions.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
randomized controlled trial
spinal cord
risk factors
pain management
postoperative pain