Total Ηip and Κnee Αrthroplasty and urinary catheters

Urinary catheters can be a very valuable tool to relieve certain medical problems, to monitor other body vital functions, and to assist the patient to overcome successfully perioperative times. However, their misuse could be a potential source of many other medical complications difficult to be treated.In elective Orthopaedics and particularly hip and knee arthroplasty surgery, urinary catheterization prevents potential bladder problems because of anaesthesia – analgesia, plays an important role in monitoring of renal function and fluids equilibrium, and assists the patient to overcome the difficulty or inability to urinate because of confinement in bed and postoperative pain.This comprehensive book provides current and evidence-based approaches to the use of urinary catheters in both total hip and knee arthroplasty, beginning from preoperative planning to the postoperative management.