Utility of Indwelling Catheter in Orthopaedic Patients Receiving Spinal Anesthesia

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Conditions studied: Total Joint Arthroplasty

In brief

A study measuring utility of indwelling bladder catheter placement in orthopaedic surgical patients receiving spinal anesthesia. Study will track clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction and cost efficacy. Absence of indwelling bladder catheter may decrease urinary tract infection (UTI) incidence, increase patient satisfaction, and decrease cost burden without increasing postoperative urinary retention (POUR) incidence.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01577823

Run by

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Last updated by the study team

2013-04-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Elective orthopaedic surgical patients of all ages undergoing lower extremity adult reconstructive surgery with spinal anesthesia will be interviewed.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients are excluded from the study preoperatively with a history of prostate or urological surgery, renal failure, previous documented POUR, current indwelling catheter, or acute UTI.

Where it is running

• Rothman Institute — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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