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A comparison of midnight versus early morning removal of urinary catheters after transurethral resection of the prostate.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10373865     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: This article describes a study that compares the outcomes of midnight versus early morning urethral catheter removal after transurethral resection of the prostate. SUBJECTS AND SETTING/METHODS: The research setting was a large, metropolitan hospital in Sydney, Australia. Forty-eight patients who had undergone transurethral resection of the prostate were randomly assigned to either group A, catheter removal at 2400 hours (n = 20), or group B, catheter removal at 0600 hours (n = 28). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Data collected included time to first void, volume of first void, time between catheter removal and discharge from hospital, weight of prostatic resection, and tissue pathology. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between the 2 groups with respect to pathology, weight of prostatic resection, mean volume of first void, or time to first void after catheter removal. There was a significant difference in the time between catheter removal and discharge from hospital. Eighty-five percent of those having catheters removed at 2400 hours were discharged on the same day as catheter removal, as compared with 65% of those who underwent catheter removal at 0600 hours (chi 2 = 12.684; P < 0.005). CONCLUSION: After transurethral resection of the prostate, removal of the urethral catheter at 2400 hours reduced the length of hospital stay, but did not significantly affect the time to first void or the volume of the first void.
Authors:
C E McDonald; J M Thompson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society / WOCN     Volume:  26     ISSN:  1071-5754     ISO Abbreviation:  J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs     Publication Date:  1999 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-09-17     Completed Date:  1999-09-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9435679     Medline TA:  J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  94-7     Citation Subset:  N    
Affiliation:
Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Appointments and Schedules*
Humans
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Night Care / methods*
Postoperative Care / methods*,  nursing*
Prospective Studies
Prostatectomy / adverse effects,  nursing*
Time Factors
Urinary Catheterization / methods*,  nursing*
Urination

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