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Indications for urethral catheterization include relief of urinary retention; prevention of urinary retention—a period of postoperative catheterization is commonly employed after many operations where limited mobility makes normal voiding difficult; monitoring of urine output, e.g., postoperatively; prevention of damage to the bladder during cesarean section; bladder drainage following surgery to the bladder, prostate, or urethra, e.g., transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), open bladder stone removal, and radical prostatectomy; and bladder drainage following injuries to the bladder.
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Reynard, J., Cowan, N.C. (2013). Common Emergency Urological Procedures. In: Hashim, H., Reynard, J., Cowan, N., Wood, D., Armenakas, N. (eds) Urological Emergencies In Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2720-8_11
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