Preventing bladder catheterization after an operation under general or spinal anesthesia by using the patient's own maximal bladder capacity as a limit for maximum bladder volume

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative bladder catheterization if spontaneous voiding was impossible and the volume for the randomized group was reached in surgical patients operated in the Medical Center Leeuwarden; Urological and Genital Diseases; Urinary catheterization

• Registration Number: ISRCTN97786497
• Lead Sponsor: Verathon Medical Europe BV (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

2021 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33397468/ (added 12/02/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2009-06-30
• Study Start: 2011-08-26
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 936

Inclusion Criteria

1. All consecutive patients who visited the preanesthesia assessment clinic (PAC) at the Medical Center Leeuwarden, the Netherlands were invited to participate in this study
2. Eligible patients were 18 years or older, were planned for surgical intervention under general or spinal anesthesia, without the anticipated need for an indwelling catheter peroperatively
3. All participating patients gave informed consent (at the PAC) to follow the instructions to measure their individual MBC at home, to be randomized to one of the two study arms and to complete the questionnaires as required in the protocol

Exclusion Criteria

1. All patients operated under local anesthesia, or operations where an indwelling bladder catheter was obliged
2. Patients younger than 18 years of age

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified