The investigators hypothesize that backfilling the bladder postoperatively will reduce time to spontaneous void and subsequent discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit.
This is a prospective, single-blinded, randomized clinical trials in which patients undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to have the bladder backfilled at the completion of the surgery prior to Foley catheter removal. If the patient is assigned to group A, 200 mL of room temperature, sterile normal saline will be instilled retrograde into the bladder at the completion of the surgery prior to Foley catheter removal and the Foley subsequently removed intraoperatively. If the patient is assigned to group B, the Foley catheter will be removed intraoperatively at completion of the procedure. The standard protocol is to use a 16F Foley catheter for gynecologic laparoscopy cases, and patients in both groups will receive the same size catheter. After surgery, time to discharge and time to void will be recorded.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
112
Participants undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy have the bladder filled with 200 mL saline prior to Foley removal at the end of surgery.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
RECRUITINGTime to discharge
The time to discharge for each participant, which will be defined as the length of time from surgery completion to discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit, will be recorded.
Time frame: Within 3 days following surgery
Time to void
The time to void for each participant, which will be defined as the length of time from surgery completion to the time of participant's first voiding event, will be recorded.
Time frame: Within 3 days following surgery
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