{
    "abstract": "This study investigates the incidence and risk factors for urinary retention during and after labor in women receiving programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) analgesia and evaluates the optimal bladder management strategy.\nThis prospective observational study assessed urinary retention during voiding attempts every two to three hours during labor and postpartum, among women with labor epidural analgesia using PIEB. Urinary retention was defined as a post-void residual volume\u00a0>150\u00a0mL, determined by catheterization after spontaneous voiding.\nAmong 137 women included, with 277 voiding attempts during labor, the urinary retention rate was 20.6%, occurring in 48 women (35%). When the spontaneously voided volume was\u00a0>50\u00a0mL, urinary retention was observed in less than 10% of attempts. Postpartum urinary retention occurred in nine women (6.7%) with a mean post-void residual volume of 1133\u00a0\u00b1\u00a0447\u00a0mL; all were nulliparous, seven had induced labor, and five had an episiotomy.\nWomen who are able to successfully void during labor have a low risk of intrapartum urinary retention. We would recommend considering catheterization every 3 to 4\u00a0hours for women who are unable to urinate spontaneously, void less than 50\u00a0ml, or experience complete motor blockade during labor.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus Medical Center, the Netherlands. Electronic address: w.lips@erasmusmc.nl.",
            "firstname": "Willemijn",
            "initials": "W",
            "lastname": "Lips"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Anesthesiology, Ikazia Hospital, the Netherlands. Electronic address: cs.sie@ikazia.nl.",
            "firstname": "Corina S",
            "initials": "CS",
            "lastname": "Sie"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ikazia Hospital, the Netherlands. Electronic address: l.freeman@ikazia.nl.",
            "firstname": "Liv M",
            "initials": "LM",
            "lastname": "Freeman"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "Copyright \u00a9 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.",
    "doi": "10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104326",
    "journal": "International journal of obstetric anesthesia",
    "keywords": [
        "Epidural analgesia",
        "Labor",
        "Programmed intermittent epidural bolus",
        "Urinary retention"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2025-01-20",
    "pubmed_id": "39827663",
    "results": "Among 137 women included, with 277 voiding attempts during labor, the urinary retention rate was 20.6%, occurring in 48 women (35%). When the spontaneously voided volume was\u00a0>50\u00a0mL, urinary retention was observed in less than 10% of attempts. Postpartum urinary retention occurred in nine women (6.7%) with a mean post-void residual volume of 1133\u00a0\u00b1\u00a0447\u00a0mL; all were nulliparous, seven had induced labor, and five had an episiotomy.",
    "title": "Urinary retention during and after labor with programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) analgesia: a prospective observational study.",
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}