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Early urinary catheter removal after rectal surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- A cross-shaped combined ultrasound array patch for continuous bladder volume monitoring.Photoacoustics · 2026Article
- Early removal of urinary catheter before extubation in robotic total mesorectal excision with perioperative tamsulosin.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Post-Aspiration Balloon Reinjection During Urethral Catheter Removal in Adult Men and Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Quasi-Randomized Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Effects of perioperative tight glycemic control on prognosis in diabetic abdominal surgery patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2026Review
- Risk factors and development of a nomogram prediction model for urinary dysfunction after laparoscopic radical surgery for rectal cancer.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Early urinary catheter removal in patients undergoing rectal cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial on silodosin versus no pharmacological treatment on urinary function in the early postoperative period.Annals of coloproctology · 2025Article
- Less is more: simplifying patient-centered cancer care.Annals of coloproctology · 2025Article
- Effect of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery compliance on postoperative venous thromboembolism.BJS open · 2025Article
- Assessment of bladder volume by nurses using point-of-care ultrasound: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Article
- Optimized perioperative management (fast-track, ERAS) to enhance postoperative recovery in elective colorectal surgery.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2022Review
- Timing of urinary catheter removal after colorectal surgery with pelvic dissection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Review
- Working towards an ERAS Protocol for Pancreatic Transplantation: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundUrinary catheters are placed after rectal surgery to prevent urinary retention, but prolonged use may increase the risk of urinary tract infection (UTI). This review evaluated the non-inferiority of early urinary catheter removal compared with late removal for acute urinary retention risk after rectal surgery.
methodsMEDLINE, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched from January 1980 to February 2019. RCTs comparing early versus late catheter removal after rectal surgery were eligible. Primary outcomes were acute urinary retention and UTI; the secondary outcome was length of hospital stay. Early catheter removal was defined as removal up to 2 days after surgery, with late removal after postoperative day 2. The non-inferiority margin from an included trial was used for analysis of change in urinary retention (Δ
resultsFour trials were included, consisting of 409 patients. There was insufficient evidence to conclude non-inferiority of early versus late catheter removal for acute urinary retention (RD 9 (90 per cent c.i. -1 to 19) per cent; P
conclusionThe existing literature is inconclusive for non-inferiority of early versus late urinary catheter removal for acute urinary retention. Early catheter removal is superior in terms of reducing the risk of UTI.
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