Objective: The investigators seek to compare the efficiency of the cystoscopy with two interventions: 1. patient position during the cystoscopy (Trendelenburg (head down) or flat) 2. Abdominal insufflation (insufflation versus no insufflation)
This is a randomized controlled trial assessing time to completion of cystoscopy in seconds after minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. The investigators seek to compare the efficiency of the cystoscopy with two interventions: 1. patient position during the cystoscopy (Trendelenburg (head down) or flat) 2. Abdominal insufflation (insufflation versus no insufflation). Both interventions are used as usual care and depend on surgeon preference without evidence why one would be faster at completing the cystoscopy. Also note that these two interventions are performed multiple times during the surgery itself and outside the cystoscopy procedure routinely. The investigator's main objective is to assess which intervention or combination of interventions is more efficient.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
122
Flat patient position during the cystoscopy
Trendelenburg position (head down) during the cystoscopy
Insufflation to 15 mm Hg
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
Time in Seconds to Complete the Cystourethroscopy
Time in seconds to satisfactorily complete the cystourethroscopy (including visualization of the dome, the ureteral jets, the bladder mucosa, and the urethra).
Time frame: From the start of the cystoscopy to the completion of the cystoscopy (about 4 minutes)
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