Postoperative urinary retention in a dog following morphine with bupivacaine epidural analgesia.
Urinary retention, overflow incontinence, and subsequent detrusor atony were observed following surgery in which a morphine with bupivacaine epidural injection was used for perioperative analgesia. The premise that the urinary retention may have been due to the effects of the morphine component of the epidural is discussed, along with other possible causes.
Herperger
L J
LJ
Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.
D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000009:adverse effects; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary*; D014554:Urination / Q000502:physiology
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D009020:Morphine; D002045:Bupivacaine