Recruiting

Observational StudyDay Zero Urinary Catheter Removal in Gen Thoracic Surgery Patients

Sponsor:

Memorial Health System

Code:

NCT01309529

Conditions

Postoperative Retention of Urine

Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

Current standard of practice in study institution dictates day of surgery urinary catheter removal in general thoracic surgery patients receiving thoracic epidural analgesia. The investigators hypothesize that this practice results in low recatheterization rates secondary to urinary retention and low urinary tract infection rates.

Conditions

Postoperative Retention of Urine

Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection

Study ID

NCT01309529

Start date

Mar, 2011

Status verified date

Mar, 2011

Completion date

Oct, 2011

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug, 2011

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

All general thoracic surgery patients with a thoracic epidural catheter.

Exclusion Criteria:

Men > 65 years old
History of urologic procedure
Known benign prostatic hyperplasia
Admission to intensive care units
History of urinary retention
Foreign speaking patient
Pregnant women and those less than 18 years old

Study Design

Enrollment

45 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

thoracic surg, epidural, urine retention

Primary outcome measure

Evaluate rates of recatheterization due to urinary retention and occurrence of urinary tract infections in a general thoracic surgery population receiving thoracic epidural analgesia. [ Time Frame: 5 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Tiffany E Potter, BSN

4223-495-7848 tiffany_potter@memorial.org

Laurel Rhyne, ACNP-BC

423-495-7834 laurel_rhyne@memorial.org

Locations

Memorial Hospital

Recruiting

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37404

Contacts

Potter

tiffany_potter@memorial.org

More Information

Sponsor

Memorial Health System

Last update posted

Mar 7, 2011

Last verified

Mar, 2011

Keywords

general thoracic surgery
epidural analgesia
postoperative retention of urine
postoperative urinary tract infection
catheter associated urinary tract infection

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Memorial Health System on 2011-03-07.