Comparison of Immediate Versus Delayed Removal of Urinary Catheter Following Elective Cesarean Section

Akmal El-Mazny

Status: Completed

Conditions: Urinary Infection; Cesarean Section; Urinary Catheter

Treatments: Other: Foley urethral catheter

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02074852

urinary catheter following CS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective this trial is to compare immediate and 12 hours postoperative removal of urinary catheter after elective cesarean section; and whether early removal is associated with lower risk of urinary infection compared with delayed catheter removal.

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women admitted to the prenatal wards for primary or repeat elective cesarean section

Exclusion criteria

• urinary infection (assessed clinically and by midstream urinalysis),
• significant vaginal bleeding,
• severe pre-eclampsia or eclampsia and/or any other conditions requiring postoperative monitoring of urinary output, and
• contraindications for general anesthesia.

Trial design

300 participants in 2 patient groups

Immediate catheter removal

Description:

The catheter was removed immediately after the CS

Treatment:

Other: Foley urethral catheter

Delayed catheter removal

Description:

The catheter was removed 12 hours postoperatively

Treatment:

Other: Foley urethral catheter