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. 2024 Nov 6;5(4):e511.
doi: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000511. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Evaluating the Safety of Empiric Tamsulosin to Prevent Postoperative Urinary Retention in a Colorectal Surgery Recovery Pathway

Kurt S Schultz  1   2 , Samuel D Butensky  1   2 , Thomas R Hickey  1   3 , Vanita Ahuja  1   2 , Melissa F Perkal  1   2 , Shilpa S Murthy  1   2 , Jaime A Cavallo  1   4 , Ira L Leeds  1   2
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Evaluating the Safety of Empiric Tamsulosin to Prevent Postoperative Urinary Retention in a Colorectal Surgery Recovery Pathway

Kurt S Schultz et al. Ann Surg Open. .
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Disclosure: S.S.M. has received education fees from Intuitive Surgical, Inc. outside of this submitted work. J.A.C. has received food and beverage fees from PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation outside of this submitted work. I.L.L. has received travel and lodging, food and beverage, and education fees from Intuitive Surgical, Inc., and food and beverage fees from Ethicon US, LCC, and Medtronic, Inc. outside the submitted work. The other authors declare that they have nothing to disclose.

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