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Introduction: The implementation of the ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) protocol in thoracic surgery has implied a change in the perioperative management of patients. One of the new recommendations is to avoid systemic urinary catheter placement in lung surgery.


There is little evidence in the literature on postoperative nephrourourological complications (URC). Therefore, we designed a study to evaluate the incidence of CRU in the population undergoing pulmonary resection by videothoracoscopy.


Material and Methods: We conducted a longitudinal and prospective study in the Post Anaesthesia Resuscitation Unit (PACU) in a tertiary hospital during the period from April 2019 to July 2020. Perioperative variables as well as the presence of CRU were collected.


Results: Of the 62 patients (82%) admitted to PACU without a urinary catheter, 5 (8%) had CRU.  Of the patients with complications, 60% (3 out of 5) had high ultrasound-estimated bladder volumes (>300 ml) on admission to PACU and 80% (4 out of 5) at 4 hours. These complications did not imply significant deterioration of renal function during admission.


Conclusions: The recommendation to avoid urinary catheterisation in lung resection surgery appears to be a safe practice, although there is a non-negligible incidence of CRU in the immediate postoperative period. It would be very interesting to have tools that allow detection and monitoring of patients at increased risk to favour early detection of complications.


 

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urinary catheters thoracic surgery postoperative complications postoperative care

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Martín-Baeza S, Franco-de la Fuente L, Vila-Cubell I, Díaz-Sánchez E, Gasulla-Guillermo AI, Navarro-Ripoll R. Urological and renal complications in patients undergoing pulmonary resection depending on whether or not urinary catheterization is used. Enferm Nefrol [Internet]. 2022 [cited 2025 Apr 30];25(1):[about 6 p.]. Available from: https://www.enfermerianefrologica.com/revista/article/view/4404

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