What do you do when you can’t pee?

Inability to urinate is clinically referred to as urinary retention, and catheterization, syringe aspiration, suprapubic cystocentesis, and open cystostomy need to be considered, as prescribed by your doctor.
Urinary retention is defined as the retention of urine in the bladder due to impaired elimination, and patients are advised to go to the regular hospital for appropriate treatment. It is necessary to drain the urine as soon as possible in order to discharge the retained urine, such as taking catheterization, syringe urine pumping method, suprapubic cystostomy, open cystostomy and so on.
1. Catheterization: it is the preferred method, pay attention to aseptic operation, prevent retrograde urinary tract infection, choose the appropriate catheter, unsuccessful intubation can be used metal catheter.
2. Syringe pumping method: suitable for patients with a large amount of residual urine, heavy symptoms, at that time there are no conditions for catheterization and fistula, or unsuccessful catheterization.
3. suprapubic cystocentesis: for those who fail to catheterize, pay attention to the location of the puncture and the depth of the needle, the location is too low to damage the prostate; location is too high, the abdominal cavity can be damaged intestinal tubes; puncture is too deep, may damage the bladder triangle, rectum.
4. Open cystostomy: for repeated urinary retention, the cause of the disease can not be eliminated or other reasons to permanent cystostomy, the fistula should be thick.
In addition, it is also necessary to identify the causes of urinary retention, such as urethral stenosis, lower urinary tract stones, bladder tumors caused by urinary retention preferred endoscopic treatment; benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by urinary retention is serious, feasible transurethral resection of the prostate.
Urinary retention may also be caused by other factors, requiring different treatment. It is recommended that the patient consult a doctor to determine the cause of the problem and provide targeted treatment.