Extensive postpartum urinary retention successfully treated with clean intermittent catheterization

Ginekol Pol. 2018;89(3):174. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2018.0029.

Abstract

We present a case of extensive urine retention after vaginal delivery. Postpartum urinary retention occurs in 0.7 to 0.9% of vaginal deliveries. In the literature, mediolateral episiotomy, epidural analgesia, perineal lacerations, macrosomic birth and prolonged 2nd stage of labor are suggested as risk factors for postpartum urine retention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Episiotomy / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intermittent Urethral Catheterization*
  • Postpartum Period
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / etiology
  • Pregnancy Complications / therapy*
  • Urinary Retention / etiology
  • Urinary Retention / therapy*