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Backfill assisted voiding was better than spontaneous voiding for successful bladder emptying after vaginal surgery

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.11.3.83

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    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 …

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    • Source of funding: not stated.