Lalla McCormack, Sophia Song, Aaron Budden, Christine Ma, Kimberly Nguyen, Fiona G Li, Claire Y Lim, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, Amy Arnold, Rebecca Deans, Haryun Won, Blake Knapman, Erin Nesbitt-Hawes, Jason A Abbott
OBJECTIVE: To compare rates of urinary retention and postoperative urinary tract infection between women with immediate versus delayed removal of indwelling catheter following benign non-hysterectomy gynaecological laparoscopic surgery. DESIGN: This randomised clinical trial was conducted between February 2012 and December 2019, with follow-up to six weeks, in two university-affiliated hospitals in Sydney, Australia. POPULATION: Study participants were 693 women aged 18 years or over, undergoing non-hysterectomy laparoscopy for benign gynaecological conditions, excluding pelvic floor or concomitant bowel surgery...
February 28, 2023: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology