Backfill assisted voiding was better than spontaneous voiding for successful bladder emptying after vaginal surgery
R T Foster
Dr R T Foster, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; raymond.foster@duke.edu
QUESTION
Is backfill assisted voiding better than spontaneous voiding for evaluating bladder functioning after outpatient transvaginal surgery?
METHODS
Design:
randomised, controlled, pilot trial.
Allocation:
unclear.
Blinding:
unblinded.
Follow-up period:
up to 6 weeks after surgery.
Setting:
urogynaecology or female urology outpatient clinic in the USA.
Patients:
60 women who were 18–80 years of age and had outpatient vaginal surgery. Exclusion criteria were pregnancy and incarceration.
Intervention:
30 patients were allocated to backfill assisted voiding and taken to the postoperative anaesthesia care unit (PACU) with an indwelling catheter. After anaesthesia recovery, the bladder was filled retrograde with room-temperature, sterile normal saline until the patient had a strong urge to void or the instilled volume was 300 ml. The catheter …
