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ArticleCureus2024

Persistent Postpartum Urinary Retention: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Dimitris Baroutis, Rafail Mantzioros, Michael Sindos, Alexandros Psarris, George Daskalakis

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Dimitris Baroutis1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
Rafail Mantzioros1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
Michael Sindos1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
Alexandros Psarris1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
George Daskalakis1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report describes persistent urinary retention lasting over 30 days postpartum in a 23-year-old primiparous female after an otherwise uncomplicated vaginal delivery at 37 weeks gestation. Notable risk factors present included epidural anesthesia, episiotomy, third-degree perineal laceration, and inability to void spontaneously before leaving the delivery room. Despite initial catheterization draining a large volume, the patient experienced recurrent failed voiding trials requiring ongoing intermittent catheterization during her admission. One month after delivery, voiding trials were finally successful, and she regained normal spontaneous voiding without catheterization. This case highlights persistent postpartum urinary retention (PUR) as an uncommon but potentially serious obstetric complication requiring prompt diagnosis and appropriate management to prevent adverse events and optimize outcomes. Although most cases are self-limited, a high index of suspicion is needed to institute timely treatment with intermittent catheterization given the morbidity associated with sustained bladder overdistension postpartum.

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epidural anesthesiaintermittent catheterizationpostpartum urinary retentionpudendal nervevoiding dysfunction

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PMID38738167
PMCPMC11083741

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