RCT: Routine use of intraoperative urinary catheters does not reduce the risk of postoperative urinary retention after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.

Effect of Intraoperative Urinary Catheter Use on Postoperative Urinary Retention After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Urinary Catheters for Inguinal Hernia Repair—The Challenges of Deimplementation of Routine Procedures – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Intraoperative Catheter Disappoints for Urinary Retention After Hernia Repair – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Author interview: Intraoperative Urinary Catheter Use and Urinary Retention After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair – JAMA

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In this study, intraoperative urinary catheters did not reduce the risk of postoperative urinary retention after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. https://t.co/6M06HxR51f

— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) June 15, 2022