title: Is it necessary to catheterise the bladder before laparoscopy?
abstract: Fifty patients had residual urine measured by catheterisation immediately before laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The median amount of urine in the bladder was 100 ml (range 5-500 ml). This urine volume does not distend the bladder enough to risk inadvertant perforation during insertion of a subumbilical port. Urinary bladder catheterisation is unnecessary before laparoscopy especially if the bladder is impalpable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Anaesthetic Sciences, University of Sheffield, England.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Majeed
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Priest
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010173:Palpation; D012307:Risk Factors; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D014556:Urine