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CompletedNCT01577823

Utility of Indwelling Catheter in Orthopaedic Patients Receiving Spinal Anesthesia

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
Sponsor
Rothman Institute Orthopaedics · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers

Summary

A study measuring utility of indwelling bladder catheter placement in orthopaedic surgical patients receiving spinal anesthesia. Study will track clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction and cost efficacy. Absence of indwelling bladder catheter may decrease urinary tract infection (UTI) incidence, increase patient satisfaction, and decrease cost burden without increasing postoperative urinary retention (POUR) incidence.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEFoley Catheter

Timeline

First posted
2012-04-16
Last updated
2013-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01577823. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.