Title: Urinary retention in children<br/>Author: Jenny Guyther<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/314/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
Urinary retention in pediatrics is defined as the inability to void for more than 12 hours in the presence of a palpable bladder or a urine volume greater than expected for age.</p>
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<strong>Maximum urine volume calculation for age: (age in years + 2) x 30ml.</strong></p>
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Causes of urinary retention include mechanical obstruction, infection, fecal impaction, neurological disorders, gynecological disorders and behavioral problems.</p>
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The distribution is bimodal occurring between 3 and 5 years and 10 to 13 years.</p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Nevo A, Mano R, Livne P, Sivan B and Ben-Meir. Urinary Retention in Children. Urology 2014; 84(6):1475-1479.</span></p>
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