On the treatment of postoperative urinary retention

Postoperative urinary retention is often a rather unpleasant and painful complication. This complication is observed more often during operations on the central nervous system, groin, perineum, rectum, external genital area, as well as in the large and especially the small pelvis. The role of this complication is attributed to several factors. Surgical trauma, intoxication of the nervous system from anesthesia and anesthesia (especially spinal), loss of conditioned reflexes associated with an unusual position of the patient on the back, and, finally, an increased concentration of urine can lead to dysfunction in the innervation of the bladder.