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Is Urinary Retention Worrisome?

my dad is in the hospital, recovering from a broken hip, hes 88 years old,,, he did have a catheriter in but hes is unable to unrinate, they took it out to see if he can go... i know when my mother in law stopped urinating her kidneys shut down and dies soon thereafter... should i be concerned.. i live out of state .
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello,

No, usually blockage of urinary track anywhere beyond kidneys can cause back pressure on kidneys leading to renal parenchymal damage.

But since in present case your father is not able to pass urine acutely inspite of having a catheter in situ.

So there are two possibilities first one ,simply there is blockage of catheter which can be taken care of by simple replacement,or the second possibility is there is kidney failure due to whoch there is no urine formation is occurring,which is quiet worrisome.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari
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Is Urinary Retention Worrisome?

Hello, No, usually blockage of urinary track anywhere beyond kidneys can cause back pressure on kidneys leading to renal parenchymal damage. But since in present case your father is not able to pass urine acutely inspite of having a catheter in situ. So there are two possibilities first one ,simply there is blockage of catheter which can be taken care of by simple replacement,or the second possibility is there is kidney failure due to whoch there is no urine formation is occurring,which is quiet worrisome. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari