Title: Severe urinary retention secondary to intrathecal morphine pain pump: a case report
Keywords : neurogenic bladder, intrathecal morphine, urinary retention, pain pump, nonmalignant pain
Authors : E. Fregene, MD, MPH, P. Lotze, MD
Corresponding author contact info :
Eyitemi Fregene, MD, MPH
Email: Eyitemi.Fregene@hcahealthcare.com
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Abstract :
An elderly female with multiple comorbidities presented with acute onset of severe urinary retention immediately following placement of an intrathecal morphine pain pump. This case highlights the need to closely monitor chronic pain patients with complex medical histories who may be uniquely predisposed to opioid-mediated severe urinary retention.