Effects of analgesic and anesthetic medications on lower urinary tract function.
Analgesic and anesthetic medications may affect lower urinary tract function via a variety of mechanisms. This article reviews the more commonly used medications and their effects on lower urinary tract function.
Division of Urology, Alpert Medical School, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA.
Sammy E
SE
Elsamra
Pamela
P
Ellsworth
D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management / Q000451:nursing*; D014553:Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects*
D000700:Analgesics; D000777:Anesthetics