Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Mar 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialIndwelling urinary catheterization was unnecessary in non-drainage total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.
To investigate whether catheterization remains necessary in non-drainage total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using combined spinal epidural anesthesia (CSEA) with a short-acting opioid by comparing (1) incidences of postoperative urinary retention (POUR), and (2) postoperative clinical outcomes between retained urinary catheter (UC) and non-retained urinary catheter (non-UC) groups. ⋯ Clinical Trials gov (NCT03341819) (11/09/2017).