Day Zero Urinary Catheter Removal in Gen Thoracic Surgery Patients

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Postoperative Retention of Urine, Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection

In brief

Current standard of practice in study institution dictates day of surgery urinary catheter removal in general thoracic surgery patients receiving thoracic epidural analgesia. The investigators hypothesize that this practice results in low recatheterization rates secondary to urinary retention and low urinary tract infection rates.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01309529

Run by

Memorial Health System

People needed

45

Starts

2011-03-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-03-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All general thoracic surgery patients with a thoracic epidural catheter.

You may not qualify if…

• Men > 65 years old
• History of urologic procedure
• Known benign prostatic hyperplasia
• Admission to intensive care units
• History of urinary retention
• Foreign speaking patient
• Pregnant women and those less than 18 years old

Where it is running

• Memorial Hospital — Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)

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