Predictors of Postoperative Urinary Retention in Outpatient Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy

To identify risk factors associated with postoperative urinary retention in patients undergoing outpatient minimally invasive hysterectomy. A retrospective cohort study. An academic medical center. All patients undergoing outpatient minimally invasive hysterectomy between January 2013 and July 2018 were considered for inclusion in the study. Outpatient laparoscopic, vaginal, or robotically assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy. Four hundred forty-four patients met the inclusion criteria. Postoperative urinary retention occurred in 94 patients, and 347 patients successfully passed their voiding trial in the postanesthesia care unit for a pass rate of 79%. Demographic characteristics were similar, except patients who experienced postoperative urinary retention were less likely to be menopausal (23.4% vs 34.7%, p = .038). Those with urinary retention received more perioperative opioids (morphine milligram equivalent of 14.4 mg vs11.2 mg, p = .012), had longer operative times (122.9 ± 55.6 vs 95.7 ± 42.3 minutes, p < .01), and experienced more blood loss (105.3 ± 134.4 vs 78.5 ± 86.8 mL, p = .025). The rate of urinary tract infections was similar. Logistic regression analysis showed that the route of hysterectomy and age were not associated with an increased risk for urinary retention, whereas a longer operative time and higher doses of perioperative opioid use were. In patients undergoing minimally invasive outpatient hysterectomy, a longer operative time and increased perioperative narcotic use increases the risk of postoperative urinary retention.