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Malpractice Verdicts Often Favor Physicians

Physicians come out on the winning end of 80% of malpractice claims that end in jury verdicts, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hos...

Study: CT Colongraphy Effective in Finding Polyps

A CT-scan-based, laxative-free "virtual colonoscopy" may be as effective as standard colonoscopy in finding potentially cancerous polyps, according ...

Wrong-Site Prevention Video Shows the Right Way

Wrong-site, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure surgery must be prevented at all costs. The 3 steps of the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol make ...

Archive > November, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 11

What Do You Know About Post-Op Urinary Retention?

Answers to 5 critical questions surrounding this common post-op problem.

Gabriele Baldini, MD

Urinary retention is a common post-operative complication, but what causes the condition, which patients are at risk for developing it and how is it diagnosed? Let's explore the answers to these and other questions about overfilled bladders.

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