Urinary Catheter and Fast-track Surgery

Is Urinary Catheter Necessary After Fast-Track Colonic Surgery?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00817141

Enrollment

Registered

2009-01-06

Start date

2008-03-31

Completion date

2008-10-31

Last updated

2017-03-27

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Conditions

Urinary Complications

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

OTHERObservational study, no intervention

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

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients scheduled for Fast Track colonic surgery

Exclusion criteria

* Urinary pathology

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of urinary retention necessitating catheterisation	72 hours

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Other urinary complications and modification of the Fast Track protocol	4 days

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026