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Post-renal causes of post operative renal failure

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Postrenal causes include:

  • blocked catheter - an important cause of failure to pass urine on the wards
  • obstruction - stones
  • cut / tied ureters - gynaecological surgery, abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • retention - prostate

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