Early or Late Foley Removal After Thoracotomy
Completed
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Registration Number
- NCT01611519
- Lead Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Brief Summary
Is the early removal of Foley catheter safe in patients undergoing general thoracic surgery with an epidural catheter in place?
- Detailed Description
We hypothesis that removing the foley catheter within 48 hours after a thoracotomy in patients that have an epidural catheter will result in an increase in the rate of urinary infections and the need for reinsertion of the foley. We have designed a randomized trial to test this hypothesis.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 375
Inclusion Criteria
- epidural catheter after thoracic surgery
- foley in place
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Exclusion Criteria
- < 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
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Need for insertion of catheter after Foley removed. participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 5 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Development of urinary tract infection participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 5 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
🇺🇸Rochester, Minnesota, United States