Neuraxial anesthesia and bladder dysfunction in the perioperative period: A systematic review

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 681-703

  Choi, Stephen ^a   Mahon, Padraig ^b   Awad, Imad T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICAINE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE; PRILOCAINE; PROCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TETRACAINE;

ANESTHESIA; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CATHETERIZATION; DISEASE DURATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MICTURITION; NEURAXIAL ANESTHESIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTVOID RESIDUAL URINE VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 84864421118     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-012-9717-5     Document Type: Review

References (103)

1. OK Baldini G, Bagry H, Aprikian A, Carli F. Postoperative urinary retention: anesthetic and perioperative considerations. Anesthesiology 2009; 110: 1139-57.
2. OK Getliffe K. Care of urinary catheters. Nurs Stand 1996; 11: 47-50.
3. OK Schaeffer AJ. Catheter-associated bacteriuria. Urol Clin North Am 1986; 13: 735-47.
4. Williams MP, Wallhagen M, Dowling G. Urinary retention in hospitalized elderly women. J Gerontol Nurs 1993; 19: 7-14.
5. Marret E, Remy C, Postoperative Pain Forum Group. Metaanalysis of epidural analgesia versus parenteral opioid analgesia after colorectal surgery. Br J Surg 2007; 94: 665-73.
6. Kaplan SA, Wein AJ, Staskin DR, Roehrborn CG, Steers WD. Urinary retention and post-void residual urine in men: separating truth from tradition. J Urol 2008; 180: 47-54.
7. OK Bromage PR, Camporesi EM, Durant PA, Nielsen CH. Nonrespiratory side effects of epidural morphine. Anesth Analg 1982; 61: 490-5.
8. OK Dray A, Metsch R. Inhibition of urinary bladder contractions by a spinal action of morphine and other opioids. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1984; 231: 254-60.
9. Kuipers PW, Kamphuis ET, van Venrooij GE, et al. Intrathecal opioids and lower urinary tract function: a urodynamic evaluation. Anesthesiology 2004; 100: 1497-503.
10. Jadad AR, Moore RA, Carroll D, et al. Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials: is blinding necessary? Control Clin Trials 1996; 17: 1-12.
11. OK Ben-David B, Levin H, Solomon E, Admoni H, Vaida S. Spinal bupivacaine in ambulatory surgery: the effect of saline dilution. Anesth Analg 1996; 83: 716-20.
12. Ben-David B, Maryanovsky M, Gurevitch A, et al. A comparison of minidose lidocaine-fentanyl and conventional-dose lidocaine spinal anesthesia. Anesth Analg 2000; 91: 865-70.
13. OK Breebaart MB, Vercauteren MP, Hoffmann VL, Adriaensen HA. Urinary bladder scanning after day-case arthroscopy under spinal anaesthesia: comparison between lidocaine, ropivacaine, and levobupivacaine. Br J Anaesth 2003; 90: 309-13.
14. Dijkstra T, Reesink JA, Verdouw BC, Van der Pol WS, Feberwee T, Vulto AG. Spinal anaesthesia with articaine 5% vs bupivacaine 0.5% for day-case lower limb surgery: a double-blind randomized clinical trial. Br J Anaesth 2008; 100: 104-8.
15. OK Gonter AF, Kopacz DJ. Spinal 2-chloroprocaine: a comparison with procaine in volunteers. Anesth Analg 2005; 100: 573-9.
16. OK Gupta A, Axelsson K, Thorn SE, et al. Low-dose bupivacaine plus fentanyl for spinal anesthesia during ambulatory inguinal herniorrhaphy: a comparison between 6 mg and 7. 5 mg of bupivacaine. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2003; 47: 13-9.
17. OK Hendriks MP, de Weert CJ, Snoeck MM, Hu HP, Pluim MA, Gielen MJ. Plain articaine or prilocaine for spinal anaesthesia in day-case knee arthroscopy: a double-blind randomized trial. Br J Anaesth 2009; 102: 259-63.
18. Kamphuis ET, Kuipers PW, van Venrooij GE, Kalkman CJ. The effects of spinal anesthesia with lidocaine and sufentanil on lower urinary tract functions. Anesth Analg 2008; 107: 2073-8.
19. Kawamata YT, Nishikawa K, Kawamata T, et al. A comparison of hyperbaric 1% and 3% solutions of small-dose lidocaine in spinal anesthesia. Anesth Analg 2003; 96: 881-4.
20. Kuusniemi KS, Pihlajamaki KK, Pitkanen MT. A low dose of plain or hyperbaric bupivacaine for unilateral spinal anesthesia. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2000; 25: 605-10.
21. Lacasse MA, Roy JD, Forget J, et al. Comparison of bupivacaine and 2-chloroprocaine for spinal anesthesia for outpatient surgery: a double-blind randomized trial. Can J Anesth 2011; 58: 384-91.
22. OK Urmey WF, Stanton J, Peterson M, Sharrock NE. Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for outpatient surgery. Dose-response characteristics of intrathecal isobaric lidocaine using a 27-gauge Whitacre spinal needle. Anesthesiology 1995; 83: 528-34.
23. OK Valanne JV, Korhonen AM, Jokela RM, Ravaska P, Korttila KK. Selective spinal anesthesia: a comparison of hyperbaric bupivacaine 4 mg versus 6 mg for outpatient knee arthroscopy. Anesth Analg 2001; 93: 1377-9.
24. OK Yoos JR, Kopacz DJ. Spinal 2-chloroprocaine: a comparison with small-dose bupivacaine in volunteers. Anesth Analg 2005; 100: 566-72.
25. OK Casati A, Danelli G, Berti M, et al. Intrathecal 2-chloroprocaine for lower limb outpatient surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, clinical evaluation. Anesth Analg 2006; 103: 234-8.
26. OK Kallio H, Snall EV, Luode T, Rosenberg PH. Hyperbaric articaine for day-case spinal anaesthesia. Br J Anaesth 2006; 97: 704-9.
27. OK Anannamcharoen S, Cheeranont P, Boonya-usadon C. Local perianal nerve block versus spinal block for closed hemorrhoidectomy: a ramdomized controlled trial. J Med Assoc Thai 2008; 91: 1862-6.
28. OK Bodker B, Lose G. Postoperative urinary retention in gynecologic patients. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2003; 14: 94-7.
29. OK Borghi B, Stagni F, Bugamelli S, et al. Unilateral spinal block for outpatient knee arthroscopy: a dose-finding study. J Clin Anesth 2003; 15: 351-6.
30. OK Carpiniello VL, Cendron M, Altman HG, Malloy TR, Booth R. Treatment of urinary complications after total joint replacement in elderly females. Urology 1988; 32: 186-8.
31. OK Casati A, Cappelleri G, Aldegheri G, Marchetti C, Messina M, De Ponti A. Total intravenous anesthesia, spinal anesthesia or combined sciatic-femoral nerve block for outpatient knee arthroscopy. Minerva Anestesiol 2004; 70: 493-502.
32. OK Esmaoglu A, Karaoglu S, Mizrak A, Boyaci A. Bilateral vs. unilateral spinal anesthesia for outpatient knee arthroscopies. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2004; 12: 155-8.
33. OK Faas CL, Acosta FJ, Campbell MD, O'Hagan CE, Newton SE, Zagalaniczny K. The effects of spinal anesthesia vs epidural anesthesia on 3 potential postoperative complications: pain, urinary retention, and mobility following inguinal herniorrhaphy. AANA J 2002; 70: 441-7.
34. Fanelli G, Borghi B, Casati A, Bertini L, Montebugnoli M, Torri G. Unilateral bupivacaine spinal anesthesia for outpatient knee arthroscopy. Italian Study Group on Unilateral Spinal Anesthesia. Can J Anesth 2000; 47: 746-51.
35. OK Farag E, Dilger J, Brooks P, Tetzlaff JE. Epidural analgesia improves early rehabilitation after total knee replacement. J Clin Anesth 2005; 17: 281-5.
36. OK Fleischer M, Marini CP, Statman R, Capella J, Shevde K. Local anesthesia is superior to spinal anesthesia for anorectal surgical procedures. Am Surg 1994; 60: 812-5.
37. Jellish WS, Thalji Z, Stevenson K, Shea J. A prospective randomized study comparing short- and intermediate-term perioperative outcome variables after spinal or general anesthesia for lumbar disk and laminectomy surgery. Anesth Analg 1996; 83: 559-64.
38. Kaya M, Oguz S, Aslan K, Kadiogullari N. A low-dose bupivacaine: a comparison of hyperbaric and hypobaric solutions for unilateral spinal anesthesia. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2004; 29: 17-22.
39. OK Keita H, Diouf E, Tubach F, et al. Predictive factors of early postoperative urinary retention in the postanesthesia care unit. Anesth Analg 2005; 101: 592-6.
40. OK Kreutziger J, Frankenberger B, Luger TJ, Richard S, Zbinden S. Urinary retention after spinal anaesthesia with hyperbaric prilocaine 2% in an ambulatory setting. Br J Anaesth 2010; 104: 582-6.
41. OK Lamonerie L, Marret E, Deleuze A, Lembert N, Dupont M, Bonnet F. Prevalence of postoperative bladder distension and urinary retention detected by ultrasound measurement. Br J Anaesth 2004; 92: 544-6.
42. OK Linares Gil MJ, Esteve Gomez A, Blanco Vargas D, et al. Factors associated with delayed postsurgical voiding interval in ambulatory spinal anesthesia patients: a prospective cohort study in 3 types of surgery. Am J Surg 2009; 197: 182-8.
43. OK Lingaraj K, Ruben M, Chan YH, Das SD. Identification of risk factors for urinary retention following total knee arthroplasty: a Singapore hospital experience. Singapore Med J 2007; 48: 213-6.
44. OK Luger TJ, Garoscio I, Rehder P, Oberladstatter J, Voelckel W. Management of temporary urinary retention after arthroscopic knee surgery in low-dose spinal anesthesia: development of a simple algorithm. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2008; 128: 607-12.
45. Mahan KT, Wang J. Spinal morphine anesthesia and urinary retention. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 1993; 83: 607-14.
46. McLain RF, Kalfas I, Bell GR, Tetzlaff JE, Yoon HJ, Rana M. Comparison of spinal and general anesthesia in lumbar laminectomy surgery: a case-controlled analysis of 400 patients. J Neurosurg Spine 2005; 2: 17-22.
47. OK Moreno-Egea A, Aguayo JL, Vicente JP, Cartagena J, Sanz J. General vs regional anaesthesia in outpatient treatment for inguinal hernias using extraperitoneal laparoscopy. Hernia 2000; 4: 135-9.
48. Mulroy MF, Larkin KL, Hodgson PS, Helman JD, Pollock JE, Liu SS. A comparison of spinal, epidural, and general anesthesia for outpatient knee arthroscopy. Anesth Analg 2000; 91: 860-4.
49. Mulroy MF, Salinas FV, Larkin KL, Polissar NL. Ambulatory surgery patients may be discharged before voiding after shortacting spinal and epidural anesthesia. Anesthesiology 2002; 97: 315-9.
50. OK Pavlin DJ, Rapp SE, Polissar NL, Malmgren JA, Koerschgen M, Keyes H. Factors affecting discharge time in adult outpatients. Anesth Analg 1998; 87: 816-26.
51. Pawlowski J, Sukhani R, Pappas AL, et al. The anesthetic and recovery profile of two doses (60 and 80 mg) of plain mepivacaine for ambulatory spinal anesthesia. Anesth Analg 2000; 91: 580-4.
52. OK Petros JG, Bradley TM. Factors influencing postoperative urinary retention in patients undergoing surgery for benign anorectal disease. Am J Surg 1990; 159: 374-6.
53. OK Petros JG, Rimm EB, Robillard RJ, Argy O. Factors influencing postoperative urinary retention in patients undergoing elective inguinal herniorrhaphy. Am J Surg 1991; 161: 431-3.
54. OK Ryan JA Jr, Adye BA, Jolly PC, Mulroy MF 2nd. Outpatient inguinal herniorrhaphy with both regional and local anesthesia. Am J Surg 1984; 148: 313-6.
55. OK Sarasin SM, Walton MJ, Singh HP, Clark DI. Can a urinary tract symptom score predict the development of postoperative urinary retention in patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty under spinal anaesthesia? A prospective study. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2006; 88: 394-8.
56. OK Schmittner MD, Schreiber H, Janke A, et al. Randomized clinical trial of perianal surgery performed under spinal saddle block versus total intravenous anaesthesia. Br J Surg 2010; 97: 12-20.
57. Song D, Greilich NB, White PF, Watcha MF, Tongier WK. Recovery profiles and costs of anesthesia for outpatient unilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy. Anesth Analg 2000; 91: 876-81.
58. Sungurtekin H, Sungurtekin U, Erdem E. Local anesthesia and midazolam versus spinal anesthesia in ambulatory pilonidal surgery. J Clin Anesth 2003; 15: 201-5.
59. OK Toyonaga T, Matsushima M, Sogawa N, et al. Postoperative urinary retention after surgery for benign anorectal disease: potential risk factors and strategy for prevention. Int J Colorectal Dis 2006; 21: 676-82.
60. OK Urmey WF, Stanton J, Bassin P, Sharrock NE. The direction of the Whitacre needle aperture affects the extent and duration of isobaric spinal anesthesia. Anesth Analg 1997; 84: 337-41.
61. OK van Veen RN, Mahabier C, Dawson I, et al. Spinal or local anesthesia in lichtenstein hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg 2008; 247: 428-33.
62. OK Voelckel WG, Kirchmair L, Rehder P, Garoscio I, Krappinger D, Luger TJ. Unilateral anesthesia does not affect the incidence of urinary retention after low-dose spinal anesthesia for knee surgery. Anesth Analg 2009; 109: 986-7.
63. OK Young DV. Comparison of local, spinal, and general anesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy. Am J Surg 1987; 153: 560-3.
64. OK Zacharoulis D, Fafoulakis F, Baloyiannis I, et al. Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia under spinal anesthesia: a pilot study. Am J Surg 2009; 198: 456-9.
65. OK Zaheer S, Reilly WT, Pemberton JH, Ilstrup D. Urinary retention after operations for benign anorectal diseases. Dis Colon Rectum 1998; 41: 696-704.
66. OK Ahuja BR, Strunin L. Respiratory effects of epidural fentanyl. Changes in end-tidal CO2 and respiratory rate following single doses and continuous infusions of epidural fentanyl. Anaesthesia 1985; 40: 949-55.
67. OK Baron CM, Kowalski SE, Greengrass R, Horan TA, Unruh HW, Baron CL. Epinephrine decreases postoperative requirements for continuous thoracic epidural fentanyl infusions. Anesth Analg 1996; 82: 760-5.
68. Barretto de Carvalho Fernandes Mdo C, Vieira da Costa V, Saraiva RA. Postoperative urinary retention: evaluation of patients using opioids analgesic. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2007; 15: 318-22.
69. OK Basse L, Werner M, Kehlet H. Is urinary drainage necessary during continuous epidural analgesia after colonic resection? Reg Anesth Pain Med 2000; 25: 498-501.
70. OK Bigler D, Dirkes W, Hansen R, Rosenberg J, Kehlet H. Effects of thoracic paravertebral block with bupivacaine versus combined thoracic epidural block with bupivacaine and morphine on pain and pulmonary function after cholecystectomy. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1989; 33: 561-4.
71. Borghi B, Agnoletti V, Ricci A, van Oven H, Montone N, Casati A. A prospective, randomized evaluation of the effects of epidural needle rotation on the distribution of epidural block. Anesth Analg 2004; 98: 1473-8.
72. Capdevila X, Barthelet Y, Biboulet P, Ryckwaert Y, Rubenovitch J, d'Athis F. Effects of perioperative analgesic technique on the surgical outcome and duration of rehabilitation after major knee surgery. Anesthesiology 1999; 91: 8-15.
73. OK Carli F, Mayo N, Klubien K, Schricker T, Trudel J, Belliveau P. Epidural analgesia enhances functional exercise capacity and health-related quality of life after colonic surgery: results of a randomized trial. Anesthesiology 2002; 97: 540-9.
74. OK Chu CP, Yap JC, Chen PP, Hung HH. Postoperative outcome in Chinese patients having primary total knee arthroplasty under general anaesthesia/intravenous patient-controlled analgesia compared to spinal-epidural anaesthesia/analgesia. Hong Kong Med J 2006; 12: 442-7.
75. OK Evron S, Muzikant G, Rigini N, et al. Patient-controlled epidural analgesia: the role of epidural fentanyl in peripartum urinary retention. Int J Obstet Anesth 2006; 15: 206-11.
76. OK Evron S, Samueloff A, Simon A, Drenger B, Magora F. Urinary function during epidural analgesia with methadone and morphine in post-cesarean section patients. Pain 1985; 23: 135-44.
77. OK Gedney JA, Liu EH. Side-effects of epidural infusions of opioid bupivacaine mixtures. Anaesthesia 1998; 53: 1148-55.
78. OK Gurel A, Unal N, Elevli M, Eren A. Epidural morphine for postoperative pain relief in anorectal surgery. Anesth Analg 1986; 65: 499-502.
79. Gustafsson LL, Friberg-Nielsen S, Garle M, et al. Extradural and parenteral morphine: kinetics and effects in postoperative pain. A controlled clinical study. Br J Anaesth 1982; 54: 1167-74.
80. OK Husted S, Djurhuus JC, Husegaard HC, Jepsen J, Mortensen J. Effect of postoperative extradural morphine on lower urinary tract function. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1985; 29: 183-5.
81. OK Kau YC, Lee YH, Li JY, Chen C, Wong SY, Wong TK. Epidural anesthesia does not increase the incidences of urinary retention and hesitancy in micturition after ambulatory hemorrhoidectomy. Acta Anaesthesiol Sin 2003; 41: 61-4.
82. OK Kim JY, Lee SJ, Koo BN, et al. The effect of epidural sufentanil in ropivacaine on urinary retention in patients undergoing gastrectomy. Br J Anaesth 2006; 97: 414-8.
83. OK Ladak SS, Katznelson R, Muscat M, Sawhney M, Beattie WS, O'Leary G. Incidence of urinary retention in patients with thoracic patient-controlled epidural analgesia (TPCEA) undergoing thoracotomy. Pain Manag Nurs 2009; 10: 94-8.
84. OK Lanz E, Theiss D, Riess W, Sommer U. Epidural morphine for postoperative analgesia: a double-blind study. Anesth Analg 1982; 61: 236-40.
85. OK Liang CC, Chang SD, Wong SY, Chang YL, Cheng PJ. Effects of postoperative analgesia on postpartum urinary retention in women undergoing cesarean delivery. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2010; 36: 991-5.
86. OK Matthews PJ, Govenden V. Comparison of continuous paravertebral and extradural infusions of bupivacaine for pain relief after thoracotomy. Br J Anaesth 1989; 62: 204-5.
87. OK Niemi G, Breivik H. Epinephrine markedly improves thoracic epidural analgesia produced by a small-dose infusion of ropivacaine, fentanyl, and epinephrine after major thoracic or abdominal surgery: a randomized, double-blinded crossover study with and without epinephrine. Anesth Analg 2002; 94: 1598-605.
88. OK Olofsson CI, Ekblom AO, Ekman-Ordeberg GE, Irestedt LE. Post-partum urinary retention: a comparison between two methods of epidural analgesia. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1997; 71: 31-4.
89. OK Paulsen EK, Porter MG, Helmer SD, Linhardt PW, Kliewer ML. Thoracic epidural versus patient-controlled analgesia in elective bowel resections. Am J Surg 2001; 182: 570-7.
90. OK Petersen TK, Husted SE, Rybro L, Schurizek BA, Wernberg M. Urinary retention during i.m. and extradural morphine analgesia. Br J Anaesth 1982; 54: 1175-8.
91. OK Reiz S, Ahlin J, Ahrenfeldt B, Andersson M, Andersson S. Epidural morphine for postoperative pain relief. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1981; 25: 111-4.
92. OK Reiz S, Westberg M. Side-effects of epidural morphine. Lancet 1980; 2: 203-4.
93. OK Senagore AJ, Delaney CP, Mekhail N, Dugan A, Fazio VW. Randomized clinical trial comparing epidural anaesthesia and patient-controlled analgesia after laparoscopic segmental colectomy. Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1195-9.
94. OK Singelyn FJ, Deyaert M, Joris D, Pendeville E, Gouverneur JM. Effects of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine, continuous epidural analgesia, and continuous three-inone block on postoperative pain and knee rehabilitation after unilateral total knee arthroplasty. Anesth Analg 1998; 87: 88-92.
95. OK Singelyn FJ, Ferrant T, Malisse MF, Joris D. Effects of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine, continuous epidural analgesia, and continuous femoral nerve sheath block on rehabilitation after unilateral total-hip arthroplasty. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2005; 30: 452-7.
96. OK Turker G, Uckunkaya N, Yavascaoglu B, Yilmazlar A, Ozcelik S. Comparison of the catheter-technique psoas compartment block and the epidural block for analgesia in partial hip replacement surgery. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2003; 47: 30-6.
97. OK Turner G, Blake D, Buckland M, et al. Continuous extradural infusion of ropivacaine for prevention of postoperative pain after major orthopaedic surgery. Br J Anaesth 1996; 76: 606-10.
98. Vercauteren MP, Van Den Bergh L, Kartawiadi SL, Van Boxem K, Hoffmann VL. Addition of bupivacaine to sufentanil in patient-controlled epidural analgesia after lower limb surgery in young adults: effect on analgesia and micturition. Reg Anesth Pain Med 1998; 23: 182-8.
99. Viscusi ER, Martin G, Hartrick CT, Singla N, EREM Study Group. Forty-eight hours of postoperative pain relief after total hip arthroplasty with a novel, extended-release epidural morphine formulation. Anesthesiology 2005; 102: 1014-22.
100. OK Wuethrich PY, Kessler TM, Panicker JN, Curatolo M, Burkhard FC. Detrusor activity is impaired during thoracic epidural analgesia after open renal surgery. Anesthesiology 2010; 112: 1345-9.
101. OK Joelsson-Alm E, Nyman CR, Lindholm C, Ulfvarson J, Svensen C. Perioperative bladder distension: a prospective study. Scand J Urol Nephrol 2009; 43: 58-62.
102. OK Weiniger CF, Wand S, Nadjari M, et al. Post-void residual volume in labor: a prospective study comparing parturients with and without epidural analgesia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2006; 50: 1297-303.
103. OK Kotwal R, Hodgson P, Carpenter C. Urinary retention following lower limb arthroplasty: analysis of predictive factors and review of literature. Acta Orthop Belg 2008; 74: 332-6.