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When to Perform Bladder Catheterization in Fast-track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Urinary Retention (POUR)
Interventions
Procedure: Current used interventional threshold for urinary bladder catheterization (500 ml)
Procedure: increased interventional threshold for urinary bladder catheterization (800 ml)
Device: Intermittent bladder catheter
Registration Number
NCT02126813
Lead Sponsor
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Brief Summary

Approximately 40 % of all patients undergoing fast-track total hip or knee arthroplasty needs intermittent bladder catheterization after surgery, as they are transient incapable of voluntary bladder emptying (postoperative urinary retention - POUR). The currently used interventional threshold for urinary bladder catheterization are a bladder volume of approximately 500 ml., but no evidence exists for this threshold. At the same time, the current knowledge suggest, that a bladder volume up to 1000 ml. for 2-4 hours are safe in humans, and as the use of urinary bladder catheterization are increasing the risk of complications, the investigators are hypothesizing that increasing the interventional threshold for urinary bladder catheterization after fast-track total hip or knee arthroplasty, will reduce the number of patients needing urinary bladder catheterization, without increasing the incidence of urological complications - including urinary tract infections.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
800
Inclusion Criteria
  • planned for elective total hip or knee arthroplasty
  • given written informed consent for participation
Exclusion Criteria
  • can't co-operate to participation
  • can't speak or understand danish
  • preoperative use of urinary bladder catheterization
  • using haemodialysis
  • previous cystectomy
  • need for permanent urinary bladder catheter during surgery (decided by anaesthesiologist and/or surgeon)
  • Pregnant or given birth within the last 6 months

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
500 ml.Current used interventional threshold for urinary bladder catheterization (500 ml)A bladder volume of 500 ml. or more, and incapability of voluntary micturition, is used as interventional threshold for urinary bladder catheterization.
500 ml.Intermittent bladder catheterA bladder volume of 500 ml. or more, and incapability of voluntary micturition, is used as interventional threshold for urinary bladder catheterization.
800 mlincreased interventional threshold for urinary bladder catheterization (800 ml)A bladder volume of 800 ml. or more, and incapability of voluntary micturition, is used as interventional threshold for urinary bladder catheterization.
800 mlIntermittent bladder catheterA bladder volume of 800 ml. or more, and incapability of voluntary micturition, is used as interventional threshold for urinary bladder catheterization.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients receiving postoperative urinary bladder catheterizationPatients will be followed from end of surgery to their first voluntary micturition, expectably within a mean period of twelve hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of readmissions due to urological issues (including urosepsis)Within the first 30 days postoperatively
Number of voiding difficulties acquired postoperativelywithin the first 30 days postoperatively
Incidence of urinary tract infectionswithin the first 30 days after surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Department of Orthopaedics, Vejle Hospital

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Vejle, Denmark

Aalborg University Hospital, Farsoe

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Farsoe, Denmark

Department of Orthopaedics, Gentofte University Hospital

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Hellerup, Denmark

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