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Is there a PVR cutoff or “percent empty” cutoff you use to determine if an asymptomatic patient needs a Foley catheter?
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Urology · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
There is no universal, evidence-based cutoff that mandates Foley catheterization in an asymptomatic patient based on PVR alone. Clinical judgment integrating voiding function, upper tract status, renal function, UTI history, and patient preference guides the decision.
The PVR is one data point, not ...