Prophylactic alpha blockers fail to prevent postoperative urinary retention following orthopaedic procedures: evidence from a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of comparative studies

Prophylactic alpha blockers fail to prevent postoperative urinary retention following orthopaedic procedures: evidence from a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of comparative studies

Objective: The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prophylactic effect of alpha blockers against postoperative urinary retention (POUR) in orthopaedic patients.Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases were searched between 1 January 1990 an...

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Main Authors: Lianliang Shan, Ping Sun, Wenping Zhang, Xuelian Zheng, Hua Li, Songling Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
orthopaedic procedures
prophylactic alpha blockers
postoperative urinary retention
systematic review and meta-analysis
trial sequential analysis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1214349/full

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