Anticipated fluid shifts/blood loss Surgery involving genitourinary tract Surgery anticipated to last more than 4 hours If one of these indications is met, can the urinary catheter be removed at the end of the case?
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Preadmission urinary catheter Urology involved in care Continuous bladder irrigation Stage 3 or 4 sacral ulcer in incontinent female patient Comfort care at end of life as per patient wishes Admitted with spinal cord injury Underwent radical pelvic surgery involving bladder (cystectomy), uterus (hysterectomy), cervix (trachelectomy) or vulva (vulvectomy)
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