A database analysis reported by James N Armitage and colleagues shows that mortality in men admitted to hospital with acute urinary retention is high and increases strongly with age and comorbidity – as many as one in four men admitted to hospital with acute urinary retention will die within a year.
Katia M C Verhamme and Miriam C J M Sturkenboom, in an accompanying editorial, say that since the increased mortality seen in men admitted to the hospital for acute urinary retention is probably the result of comorbid conditions and frailty, multidisciplinary care is warranted in these men.
