Early or Late Foley Removal After Thoracotomy

Completed

Conditions studied: Urinary Tract Infections

In brief

Is the early removal of Foley catheter safe in patients undergoing general thoracic surgery with an epidural catheter in place?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01611519

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

375

Starts

2011-12-01

Expected to finish

2014-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-09-13

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• epidural catheter after thoracic surgery
• foley in place

You may not qualify if…

• < 18 years of age
• death in hospital within 30 days of the operation
• length of hospital stay is less than 48 hours
• epidural catheter is removed before the 3rd postoperative day
• patients who have a suprapubic catheter or no bladder
• patients who require a urologist or a urologic technician to insert the Foley catheter at the time of surgery
• patients who were being intermittently catheterized before surgery
• patients with a known urinary tract infection preoperatively
• patients required to keep Foley in since they required close monitoring of urinary output

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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