What are the complications of Circumcision?

Complications following circumcision include:

• bleeding
• failure to urinate
• displacement of the Plastibell
• infection (indicated by a fever and purulent or foul-smelling drainage)

*If signs of infection occur, the physician is notified. The nurse would document the findings, but this is not the priority item. The nurse would change, not reinforce, the dressing. The physician will order a culture if it is necessary.