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Optimal duration of bladder catheterization after elective caesarean section to prevent urinary tract morbidity: a randomized controlled trial of 12 versus 24 hours.

Not Applicable
Conditions
urine retention and urinary tract infection following catheterization after caesarean section
Registration Number
PACTR202308564052985
Lead Sponsor
Dr Loretta Nnakwe
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
104
Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant women scheduled for elective caesarean section at term.
Elective caesarean section done under spinal anaesthesia
Participants who gave consent for the study
Participants with no pre-operative clinical evidence of urinary tract infection.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women whose condition require emergency caesarean section.
Elective caesarean section done under general or epidural anaesthesia
Pregnant women who did not give consent for the study.
Participants who withdrew their consent in the course of the study.
Pregnant women with pre-operative clinical evidence of urinary tract infection.
Participants with intra-operative bladder injury.
Pregnant women with medical condition like cardiac, renal or liver disease.
Pregnant women with retroviral disease.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
rine retention which is the inability of the patient to void spontaneously within 6-hours of the removal of urethral catheter following elective caesarean section despite palpable full bladder. ;Significant bacturiuria defined as the presence of greater than or equal to 100,000 colony forming units of pathogenic organisms per millilitre of mid-stream urine sample collected from the subjects pre-operatively and day-2 post-operatively following urine culture.;Symptomatic urinary tract infection defined as the presence of significant bacturiuria with at least one of the following signs and symptom- fever, urinary frequency, urgency, dysuria, suprapubic tenderness or renal angle pain or tenderness.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to ambulate defined as the first time of getting off hospital bed and taking a walk, with or without assistance after completion of skin closure.;Length of hospital stay defined as the period starting from the complete closure of skin incision to hospital discharge.;Patient satisfaction defined as participants preference to have same timing of urethral catheter removal during a repeat caesarean section. Also participants who agree to recommend the same timing of urethral catheter removal in index delivery to a friend or relative.
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