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Is It Better To Avoid Urethral Catheterization at Hysterectomy and Caesarean Section?
Author(s) -
Barnes John S.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1998.tb03074.x
Subject(s) - caesarean section , medicine , hysterectomy , section (typography) , general surgery , gynecology , obstetrics , surgery , pregnancy , computer science , biology , operating system , genetics
Summary: This study involved 329 patients who had either a Caesarean section or a hysterectomy. A comparison has been made between 70 patients who were never catheterized and 251 who had a urethral catheter perioperatively. The absence of recognized urinary tract infections in those without a catheter was significant when compared with the 21 urinary infections identified in the catheterized group (p < 0.05). The absence of urinary tract infections in the uncatheterized group clearly demonstrates the benefit of avoiding catheterization when possible.