Open AccessA prospective randomized controlled comparison of immediate versus late removal of urinary catheter after abdominal hysterectomy
Author(s) -
Bharti Joshi,
Neelam Aggarwal,
Seema Chopra,
Neelam Taneja
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/0976-7800.133990
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , urinary system , randomized controlled trial , surgery , abdominal hysterectomy , prospective cohort study , urinary retention , abdominal pain , hysterectomy , anesthesia
Indwelling transurethral catheter is frequently used after gynecological surgeries in order to prevent urinary retention. There is controversy about the ideal time to remove the catheter after surgery. This randomized controlled study was undertaken to determine whether the immediate removal of urinary catheter after abdominal hysterectomy affects the rate of symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI), recatheterization, subjective pain perception and febrile morbidity.