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AUGUST 9, 2023

Sugammadex Reduces Postop Urinary Retention in Inguinal Hernia Patients


Originally published by our sister publication General Surgery News

By Christina Frangou

MONTREAL—Patients who received sugammadex to reverse a neuromuscular block for inguinal hernia repair had significantly lower rates of postoperative urinary retention (POUR) than those given an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, according to results of a study presented at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.

In a series of 3,345 inguinal hernia