Severe urinary retention secondary to intrathecal morphine pain pump: A case report

Intrathecal opioid pain pumps (IPP) are sometimes prescribed for treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain. Severe urinary retention is not a commonly reported side effect of the IPP. In this case, an elderly female with multiple comorbidities presented with acute onset of severe urinary retention imme...

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Autores principales: Eyitemi Fregene, Peter Lotze
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f64f6444693845ebac1b275c244fb2652021-11-20T05:06:21ZSevere urinary retention secondary to intrathecal morphine pain pump: A case report2214-442010.1016/j.eucr.2021.101935https://doaj.org/article/f64f6444693845ebac1b275c244fb2652022-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442021003752https://doaj.org/toc/2214-4420Intrathecal opioid pain pumps (IPP) are sometimes prescribed for treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain. Severe urinary retention is not a commonly reported side effect of the IPP. In this case, an elderly female with multiple comorbidities presented with acute onset of severe urinary retention immediately following morphine IPP placement for chronic peripheral neuropathy. Multiple management strategies for urinary retention were employed. However, the urinary retention only fully resolved once the IPP was disabled. This case highlights the need to closely monitor chronic pain patients with complex medical histories who may be uniquely predisposed to opioid-mediated severe urinary retention.Eyitemi FregenePeter LotzeElsevierarticleUrinary retentionPain pumpDiseases of the genitourinary system. UrologyRC870-923ENUrology Case Reports, Vol 40, Iss , Pp 101935- (2022)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Urinary retention
Pain pump
Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
RC870-923
spellingShingle Urinary retention
Pain pump
Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
RC870-923
Eyitemi Fregene
Peter Lotze
Severe urinary retention secondary to intrathecal morphine pain pump: A case report
description Intrathecal opioid pain pumps (IPP) are sometimes prescribed for treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain. Severe urinary retention is not a commonly reported side effect of the IPP. In this case, an elderly female with multiple comorbidities presented with acute onset of severe urinary retention immediately following morphine IPP placement for chronic peripheral neuropathy. Multiple management strategies for urinary retention were employed. However, the urinary retention only fully resolved once the IPP was disabled. This case highlights the need to closely monitor chronic pain patients with complex medical histories who may be uniquely predisposed to opioid-mediated severe urinary retention.
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author Eyitemi Fregene
Peter Lotze
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title Severe urinary retention secondary to intrathecal morphine pain pump: A case report
title_short Severe urinary retention secondary to intrathecal morphine pain pump: A case report
title_full Severe urinary retention secondary to intrathecal morphine pain pump: A case report
title_fullStr Severe urinary retention secondary to intrathecal morphine pain pump: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Severe urinary retention secondary to intrathecal morphine pain pump: A case report
title_sort severe urinary retention secondary to intrathecal morphine pain pump: a case report
publisher Elsevier
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