Urinary Catheter and Fast-track Surgery

Urinary catheter was placed during several days after colonic surgery. Nevertheless, it is probably unnecessary after Fast-Track colonic surgery. No prospective data permit to confirm it.

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Key information

Conditions

Urinary Complications

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

St Luc Hospital

Brussels, 1200, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients scheduled for Fast Track colonic surgery

Exclusion criteria

Urinary pathology

Treatment and study plan

Observational study, no intervention

Other

Observation of the complications seen without urinary catheter (which is the habitual protocol in our institution)

Primary outcomes

Incidence of urinary retention necessitating catheterisation

Time frame: 72 hours

Secondary outcomes

Other urinary complications and modification of the Fast Track protocol

Time frame: 4 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Université Catholique de Louvain

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Is Urinary Catheter Necessary After Fast-Track Colonic Surgery?

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2008
Study completion: 2008
First posted: Jan 6, 2009
Registry last updated: Mar 27, 2017

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