The purpose of this research study is to determine if taking tamsulosin preoperatively decreases your chances of being discharged after surgery with a Foley catheter (flexible tube that drains urine from the bladder into a collection bag).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
166
This intervention will investigate if tamsulosin will decrease postoperative urinary retention. Subjects will be directed to start taking the medication 5-7 days prior to their procedure; as previous studies have shown, this is when tamsulosin reaches its steady state. Patients will continue to take their assigned pills for 7 days postoperatively.
This intervention will ensure blinding and an accurate measure of the real effect of tamsulosin.
TriHealth
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
RECRUITINGVoiding trial on postoperative day 0
Whether or not patients pass or fail their postoperative voiding trial
Time frame: Day of surgery
Secondary postoperative urinary retention
Patients who develop urinary retention after discharge
Time frame: 2 weeks following surgery
Postoperative urinary tract infection
Patients who develop a urinary tract infection after surgery
Time frame: 30 days after surgery
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