Status:

COMPLETED

Early Post-operative Removal of Urethral Catheter in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery With Epidural Analgesia

Lead Sponsor:

University College Hospital Galway

Conditions:

Urinary Retention

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Patients undergoing colon or rectal surgery will usually have a urinary catheter (silicone tube) placed in the bladder at the time of operating to monitor kidney function during surgery and in the pos...

Detailed Description

Patients undergoing colon or rectal surgery will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: Patients in study group 1 (SG1) will have their urinary catheters removed at 48 hours post-operatively; Pati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 18
  • Competent to consent to participate in trial
  • Undergoing colorectal surgery (any resection of large bowel, formation of colostomy, anterior resection, low anterior resection, panproctocolectomy, abdominoperineal resection).
  • Receiving epidural analgesia post-operatively
  • If male, international prostate symptom score \<20.

Exclusion

  • Previous lower urinary tract surgery
  • Chronic lower urinary tract disease
  • Intermittent self-catheterisation
  • Neurogenic bladder
  • Urethral catheter inserted \>24 hours pre-operatively
  • Presence of pelvic sepsis/abscess at surgery
  • Previous trans-abdominal pelvic surgery
  • Urethral catheter required for urine output monitoring beyond 24 hours post-operatively
  • Presence of enterovesical fistula
  • Pre-operative use of medications which alter detrusor function
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

41 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01508767

Start Date

January 1 2012

End Date

July 1 2013

Last Update

August 19 2013

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University College Hospital Galway

Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland