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Patients undergoing surgical repair of colovesical fistula will have have "early" (post-operative day 3) cystogram and removal of bladder catheter. Outcomes from the "early" group will be compared to historical "late" group data to determine if early bladder catheter removal is safe.


Clinical Trial Description

There is defined time for foley/bladder catheter removal after colovesical fistula repair in the current surgical literature. This study will be a prospective cohort study evaluating outcomes after early foley catheter removal (on post-operative day 3), specifically bladder leak, 30-day readmissions and adverse events. This cohort will be compared to a retrospective "late" group, who had foley catheter removal later in their hospital course. ;


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NCT number NCT05235204
Study type Interventional
Source University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Contact Karim Alavi, MD, MPH
Phone 508-334-8195
Email karim.alavi@umassmemorial.org
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date March 13, 2019
Completion date July 2024

See also
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