To evaluate the efficacy of vault drainage in reducing the post-operative morbidity associated with vaginal hysterectomy
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Benign gynaecological conditionsRenal and Urogenital - Other renal and urogenital disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12611000276954
- Lead Sponsor
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 270
Inclusion Criteria
All patients undergoing vaginal hysterectomy (with or without vaginal prolapse repair or oophorectomy) for benign gynaecological disease
Exclusion Criteria
patients in whom the hysterectomy was performed for malignant disease and also cases where it was felt by the operating surgeon that the insertion of a surgical drain to the vault would be clinically indicated.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method reduction in postoperative febrile morbidity.<br>The postoperative care was according to standard hospital policy where temperature is recorded in the nursing observation chart every 4 hours. This observation was recorded from patient notes at the time of data collection[one or more episode of temperature of 37.5 degrees C]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hospital readmission rate[number of repeat inpatient admissions after discharge within 3 months of surgery];length of stay[calculated from date of surgery to date of discharge from patient notes]