The Causes and Complications of Urinary Retention in Adult Males Managed at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad Pakistan

Background: urinary retention is characterized as body inability to empty the bladder completely by voluntary micturition. The UR highly observed in male adult. But limited and sufficient knowledge present about its causes associated complication. Objective: It most common urological emergency hospitals. study aimed evaluate complications of retention. Material Methods: This prospective hospital based was conducted on 176 patients visited department Pakistan Institute Medical Sciences Islamabad over a period 06 months. review board ethical committee approved study. Informed consent taken from all included A brief history examination done establish diagnosis. Urinary relived either per urethral or supra-pubic cathrterization followed detailed history, investigations. urine sample each patient for urinalysis. Baseline investigations were every patients. Depending clinical impression individualized. results retrieved collected data. data statistically analyzed using SPSS software. Results: recruited during this research time. mean age 58.81±17.36SD. maximum number encountered group 55-74years. Most cause enlarge prostate 67.04%, stricture 18.75% impacted urethral/Urinary stone 14.20%. Acute diagnosed 62.50% while 37.50% chronic 65.34% treated with catheterization 34.66% catheterization. In no complication other 19.88% tract infection 17.62% renal insufficiency. Conclusion: adult Enlarge one main type acute Complications mostly Keywords: retention, Complications, male, Prostate