Postoperative Urinary Retention is Common After Carotid Endarterectomy but is not Associated with Increased Length of Stay or Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections

Introduction: Post-operative urinary retention (POUR) is a frequent surgical complication that can require repeated urethral catheterization or indwelling catheter placement. These procedures may increase the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI), increase length of stay, and lead to lower patient satisfaction.1 Although POUR has been well characterized in other surgical specialties, to date there is limited data on POUR in...