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Urinary retention after forcep delivery
My wife had given birth to a boy (3.035kg) on 29.10.17. She was given epidural and had a forcep delivery. After delivery she had isssues peeing, she was given a catheter to void. She started complaining that urge to urinate is there but she cudnt fully urinate. She was then given folleys catheter. Docs have tried clamp and void, but failed. PVR was done with huge amt of residue. After 10days of catheterization, she is still not able to urinate. Doctors have said to wait 21days more. What to do ?
Due to oedema during delivery sometimes it happens
It is reversible conditions
Don't worry at all
Recently I encountered a patient who went into retention post hysterectomy went into retention thrice
She passed Urine removal of catheter
Next Steps
just give rest to bladder
t.chymoral forte time X 5 days
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