Nurse-driven Early Identification of Post Operative Urinary Retention (POUR) and Decreased Length of Stay in the Ambulatory Surgery Population

In the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), successful urinary void trials are a discharge requirement for many ambulatory surgery patients. In many instances, patients are delayed from being discharged home despite meeting PACU criteria due to the inability to pass a void trial. Failed void trials can result in patients being admitted and/or having an indwelling catheter placed.
Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research