Early removal of urinary catheter leads to greater post-void residuals in patients with thoracic epidural
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 05/08/2012
Zaouter C et al. – In the presence of thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA), the removal of the bladder catheter on the morning after surgery leads to a transient impairment of the lower urinary tract function with no need for re–catheterisation.



